The U.N. human rights chief stated that the demise penalty was being weaponised by Iran’s authorities to strike concern into the inhabitants and stamp out dissent, saying the executions amounted to “state sanctioned killing”.
“The weaponization of criminal procedures to punish people for exercising their basic rights – such as those participating in or organizing demonstrations – amounts to state sanctioned killing,” U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk stated in a press release, saying the executions violated worldwide human rights legislation.
Iran hanged two males on Saturday for allegedly killing a member of the safety forces throughout nationwide protests and extra have since been sentenced to demise. The U.N. Human Rights workplace has acquired info that two additional executions are imminent, the assertion stated.
