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UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Tuesday described the number of executions carried out in Iran so far this year as “frightening” while calling for abolition of death sentence or halt on all executions.
Türk, who made the call in a statement noted that executions are carried out “mostly” for drug-related offence, noting this is “incompatible with international human rights norms and standards”.
More than 10 people are put to death each week in Iran, High Commissioner Türk said, making the country “one of the world’s highest executors”, with at least 209 people executed since the beginning of the year according to sources quoted by the UN rights office (OHCH)
OHCHR said that minorities were over-represented on Iran’s death row, and said that according to sources, at least 45 people, including 22 from the Baluch minority, were executed in the last 14 days alone.
“Most were executed for drug-related charges,” added the UN rights chief.
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