U.N. Human Rights Council: Iran - Turk Says Executions Used to Instill Fear, Suppress Dissent
August 05, 2026
August 05, 2026
GENEVA, Switzerland, Aug. 5 -- The United Nations Human Rights Council issued the following statement by U.N. Human Rights Chief Volker Turk on Iran executions:
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Iran: Turk says executions used to instill fear, suppress dissent
I am alarmed by the rise in executions and death sentences issued in Iran since March, and that capital punishment continues to be used to instill fear among the population and suppress dissent. I urge the authorities to urgentl . . .
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Iran: Turk says executions used to instill fear, suppress dissent
I am alarmed by the rise in executions and death sentences issued in Iran since March, and that capital punishment continues to be used to instill fear among the population and suppress dissent. I urge the authorities to urgentl . . .