UN Human Rights Special Rapporteur Report "Iran Executed at Least 280 People Including Women Last Year"

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] Overseas media reported on the 17th (local time), citing a report by the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights, that Iran executed at least 280 people last year.

Javaid Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur on Iran, stated in a report submitted to the Human Rights Council, "Last year, Iran executed at least 280 people, including 10 women."

The rapporteur particularly revealed that among those executed, three were reported to be 'child offenders.'

Among the executed, about 80 were prosecuted for drug-related crimes, and the number of executions of minority ethnic groups such as approximately 40 Baloch and 50 Kurds increased compared to the previous year.

Currently banned from entering Iran, Rapporteur Rehman criticized, "In Iran, testimonies obtained through torture are still used as evidence for death sentences, and Iranian authorities have used excessive force against peaceful assemblies."

He added that there are also practices such as abusing victims' families, and expressed concern over cases where detainees die in custody without formal investigation procedures.

Meanwhile, Kazem Garibabadi, Deputy Head of Iran's Judiciary, rebutted on Twitter, saying, "The human rights rapporteur is biased" and "approaches with political motives."

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