Speech Brief
Call to Renew Iran Fact-Finding Mission
Key points
- Speaker thanks Fact-Finding Mission and Special Rapporteur
- Speaker calls to renew Fact-Finding Mission to hold Iranian authorities accountable
TL;DR
- Speaker thanks the Fact-Finding Mission and Special Rapporteur; urges renewal today to hold Iranian authorities accountable
- Iranian authorities' response claimed thousands of lives, many remain detained, and about six people are executed daily
- An internet blackout imposed on 8 January prevented documentation of violations; restrictions remain in place
Original text
Mr President, We thank the Fact-Finding Mission and the Special Rapporteur for their powerful statements today. The Iranian authorities’ horrific response has claimed thousands of lives. Many more protesters – exercising their rights to freedom of expression and assembly – remain detained…their fates unclear. Iran’s abhorrent use of the death penalty continues - on average, around six people are executed every day in...
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- Violence And Killing
- Detentions
- Death Penalty
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