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United Nations (U.N.) High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad Al Hussein |
The hanging of up to 20 people in Iran this week followed serious doubts about the fairness of their trials and respect for due process, leading to a 'grave injustice' being committed, the United Nations ' top human rights official said on Friday.
Iran executed up to 20 Kurdish Islamists on Tuesday who were suspected of attacks on security forces, drawing condemnation from rights groups which said the convictions may have been based on forced confessions.
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said the men had been executed for 'purported terrorism-related offences' and that reports suggested most if not all were from a minority group – Sun
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