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Iran: Child Laborers Exposed to Irreparable Lifelong Injuries
- Monday, June 13, 2022
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Launched in 2002, June 12 marks the World Day Against Child Labour. Under Article 32 of the Universal Declaration of Child Rights, it states that children must be protected from any work that threatens their growth and health, and that governments must specify the minimum working age and working...
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Death Penalty 2021: State-sanctioned killings rise as executions spike in Iran and Saudi Arabia
- Tuesday, May 24, 2022
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• Iran records highest known execution figure since 2017 • Despite regression, 2021 global execution figure represents the second-lowest figure Amnesty International has recorded since at least 2010 • Easing of Covid-19 restrictions sees surge in number of recorded death sentences • Almost 90 known to have been sentenced to death under martial law in Myanmar 2021...
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Iran: Arrests Amid Economic Protests
- Friday, May 20, 2022
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(Beirut) – Iranian authorities have arrested several prominent activists on baseless accusations amid labor union strikes and ongoing protests against rising prices, since May 6, 2022, in dozens of small towns, Human Rights Watch said today. Those arrested include a prominent sociologist and four labor rights defenders. News outlets close...
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Iran: Ailing prisoners left to die amid crisis of impunity for fatal denial of medical care
- Tuesday, April 12, 2022
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Iranian prison officials are committing shocking violations of the right to life by deliberately denying ailing prisoners lifesaving healthcare and refusing to investigate and ensure accountability for unlawful deaths in custody, Amnesty International said today. In a new briefing, In death’s waiting room: Deaths in custody following deliberate denial...
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