UN Rights report condemns Iran
The UN Human Rights Council's special rapporteur on human rights in Iran has criticized the Iranian government for shortcomings in respecting basic rights and a failure to adhere to the country's own laws,Radio Liberty reported.
The "advanced unedited version" of a report that released on
February 28 notes that laws on elections are not followed and
"significant and unreasonable limitations" are imposed on Iranian
citizens' rights to run for president.
The report documents the "continued arrest, detention, and
prosecution" of journalists and netizens under the provisions of a
1986 press law that lists 17 categories of "impermissible" content.
The report also criticizes executions in Iran.
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