Tag Archive for Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein

Iran: Urgent intervention required to stop 3 August execution of juvenile

August 1, 2016 Human Rights Comments Off on Iran: Urgent intervention required to stop 3 August execution of juvenile
Open letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Mr. Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein

Paris-Geneva, 1 August 2016

Dear Mr. High Commissioner,

I am writing to request your urgent intervention in the case of Alireza Tajiki, whose execution has been scheduled for Wednesday 3 August 2016. The authorities have asked his family to visit him for the last time.

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FIDH President calls for attention to the plight of Iranian prisoners of conscience

April 22, 2016 Human Rights Comments Off on FIDH President calls for attention to the plight of Iranian prisoners of conscience

22-04-2016-FIDH- Letter addressed to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
 Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein
Mr. High Commissioner,
I am writing to request your urgent attention to the plight of Iranian prisoners of conscience and political prisoners, and in particular prisoners who are denied proper medical treatment.

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