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UN experts slam Iran’s decision to ban women in elections
Several UN experts on Wednesday criticised Iran’s decision to bar women from running in upcoming elections, saying the move violated international law. “This mass disqualification including that of women wishing to stand in the presidential elections is discriminatory and violates the fundamental right to political participation,” UN special rapporteur on…
Human rights abuses increase in Iran in 2012
Human rights violations in Iran spiralled in 2012, a United Nations monitor said Monday in a report spotlighting abuses including repression of freedom of speech, torture and secret executions. “There has been an apparent increase in the degree of seriousness of human rights violations in the Islamic Republic of Iran,”…
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