UN urges Iran to halt executions

Three senior United Nations human rights experts have appealed to Iran to halt 11 executions they say are scheduled to take place today and to declare a moratorium on the death penalty.

UN urges Iran to halt executions
Sat, 13 Oct, 2012 - 09:56

Three senior United Nations human rights experts have appealed to Iran to halt 11 executions they say are scheduled to take place today and to declare a moratorium on the death penalty.

“We urge the Iranian authorities to stop the executions of Saeed Sedeghi and 10 other individuals scheduled for Saturday 13 October,” said the three.

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