UN urges moratorium in Iran on executions for drug offenses

UN urges moratorium in Iran on executions for drug offenses

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein has called on Iran to temporarily halt executions for drug offenses until parliament debates a new law to end the mandatory death penalty for such crimes. “Given the broadening recognition in Iran that the death penalty does […]