“Wide range of human rights violations”

UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, released his third report  on human rights in Iran. The Iranian government has thus far failed to cooperate with the mandate of the Special Rapporteur and to address the issues raised in his two earlier reports. Shaheed is scheduled to present the content of the report at the Third Committee of the General Assembly on October 24. In the Conclusions and Recommendations section of the report, the Special Rapporteur states that he has so far “cataloged a wide range of human rights violations” and “asserts that these violations are products of legal incongruities, insufficient adherence to the rule of law, and the existence of widespread impunity.” ; “The submissions and interviews considered for this report provide a deeply troubling picture of the overall human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran, including many concerns which are systemic in nature.” The Special Rapporteur refers to the importance of perpetuating “a culture of tolerance” and asks the Iranian government to prevent discrimination against women and girls as well as of ethnic and religious minorities. He specifically asks the Iranian government to comply with international standards for the minimum age of marriage for girls. Iran’s Foreign Ministry has described the latest report by the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran, as “tendentious” and “completely political.”

Source: Iran Daily Brief

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