Iran 'shows contempt' for human rights by rejecting UN recommendations

Amnesty International today criticised Iran for rejecting important recommendations by the United Nations to improve human rights in the country. The recommendations rejected by Iran include: ending the execution of juvenile offenders; upholding fair trial guarantees, investigating torture allegations, including rape and releasing people detained for peacefully exercising their human rights. The Iran delegation also only paid lip service to cooperation with the Human Rights Council. While accepting a recommendation to cooperate with UN’s human rights experts, Iran rejected several others…

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