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UN Issues Indictment of Iran's Human Rights Violations
(VOA News) Lisa Schlein - UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran, Javaid Rehman, submitted a report to the UN Human Rights Council on Monday documenting the harsh treatment and abusive conditions of detention facing activists and opponents of the Iranian government. People who have peacefully protested for better economic conditions have been arbitrarily imprisoned. Others detained include Iranian women who have protested against wearing the veil, human rights defenders, lawyers, and journalists. Rehman says he is deeply concerned about what he considers to be sub-human conditions of detention. He says the frequent use of solitary confinement and the use of torture to extract forced confessions are alarming. He noted "a high risk to prisoners' health from malnutrition and disease. Recent reports indicate that the COVID-19 virus has spread inside Iranian prisons."