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UN rights chief says 'full-fledged' crisis underway in Iran amid crackdown on protesters
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By Mostafa Salem, Niamh Kennedy and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Iran is in a “full-fledged human rights crisis” as authorities clamp down on anti-regime dissidents, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Chief Volker Turk.
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With over 300 killed, including at least 40 children, since widespread demonstrations began 2 months ago, UN rights chief urges regime to 'address people's demands'
By Mostafa Salem, Niamh Kennedy and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Iran is in a “full-fledged human rights crisis” as authorities clamp down on anti-regime dissidents, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Chief Volker Turk.
The bloody repression of peaceful demonstrators in Iran must end, the UN rights chief insisted Thursday, as countries discussed launching an investigation into Tehran's deadly crackdown.Volker Turk opened an emergency session of the UN Human Rights Council, where countries were called to discuss Ira…
The United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday condemned Iran's repression of peaceful demonstrators following the death of Mahsa Amini, and voted to create a high-level investigation into the deadly crackdown.
The UN rights chief urged Iran Thursday to immediately halt violence against protesters, as countries debated whether to launch an investigation into Tehran's deadly crackdown.
The UN rights chief urged Iran Thursday to immediately halt violence against protesters, as countries debated whether to launch an investigation into Tehran's deadly crackdown.Volker Turk opened an emergency session of the UN Human Rights Council, where countries were called to discuss Iran's "deter…
Panel holds urgent debate on call to investigate violations, with eye on prosecuting perpetrators in future, amid increasingly brutal response by authorities to demonstrations
