GENEVA (27 June 2024) – A group of independent experts are urging the Islamic Republic of Iran to immediately and unconditionally release Narges Mohammadi and all women human rights defenders, who remain in jail on charges relating to their defence of human rights. “We are alarmed about the unfair proceedings and lengthy sentences handed to human rights defender, Narges Mohammadi, directly related to her peaceful exercise of her rights to freedom of expression and assembly in the pursuit of gender equality in Iran,” the experts said. “Unduly covering charges under…
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 27 June 2024. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
