Iran: rights

Iran has withdrawn its bid for a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council.
The director of Human Rights Watch said that mounting global opposition has forced them out of the race and welcomed what she described as a clear condemnation of Iran's "appalling human rights record."
The elections will take place during a meeting of the General Assembly on May 13.
source: washingtonpost.com


Ali-Mohammad Azad, the governor of Sistan-Baluchestan province said that security and economic activity in this province has increased since the arrest of the leader of Jondollah, Abdelmalek Rigi in February.
He also said that 300 criminals and militants, some of whom belonged to Rigi's Jundollah (God's Soldiers) group, had sought amnesty "to return to the nation's embrace."
According to PressTV Azad said that the immunity has been granted to 110 of those who lodged an appeal.
However, he also said that immunity was only given to those defectors who did not have a private plaintif. The others have to stand trial in a court of law.
source: reuters.com, PressTV



April 20 a new charge was added against humanrightsactivist and lawyer Emadeddin Baghi: 21 years ago he wrote a book.
He is already 5 months detained in isolation.
The first charge was related to an interview he had conducted with Ayatollah Montazeri that was broadcast by the BBC after the death of the cleric.
source: RAHANA




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In Iran there are childoffenders, still on death row.

Children are being hanged to death.
A child will be hanged to death.
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