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Exclusive: New Human Rights Report Released on Iran

As the nuclear crisis with Iran deepens, the United Nations Wednesday issued a detailed new report that accuses Iran of responsibility for grave human rights abuses including the highest per capita rate of executions in the world.

As the nuclear crisis with Iran deepens, the United Nations Wednesday issued a detailed new report that accuses Iran of responsibility for grave human rights abuses including the highest per capita rate of executions in the world.

The report[1], compiled by Ahmed Shaheed, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, found “a striking pattern of violations of fundamental human rights guaranteed under international law.” 

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