Human Rights Council Discusses Human Rights in Iran

The U.S. expressed deep concern about the "bleak" situation of human rights in Iran this morning at a Human Rights Council dialogue with Asma Jahangir, Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran. "Persistent reports of widespread torture, political imprisonment, lack of fair trial guarantees, harassment of ethnic and religious minorities, and severe restrictions on freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly, and association continue to be documented daily," said U.S. head of delegation William J. Mozdzierz. Full text of statement: geneva.usmission.gov/2017/03/13/u-s-statement-on-the-situ...

 

U.S. Mission Photo/Eric Bridiers

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