INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN- Iran's top human rights official has slammed the UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran for hailing a
Swedish court's conviction against Iranian national Hamid Nouri.
Kazem Gharibabadi, the deputy chief of the Iranian Judiciary and secretary
disappointing that Javid Rehman has chosen to publicly support arbitrary detention and sham trial of an Iranian citizen instead of calling
on Thursday for his alleged role in the death of imprisoned dissidents in the late 1980s.Nouri has been kept in solitary confinement for
nearly two years after being arrested upon arrival at Stockholm Airport in November 2019.He has categorically denied all claims leveled
forward in the pursuit of truth and justice for a dark chapter in Iranian history
States to take on similar investigation and prosecution of serious human rights violations in Iran using principles of universal
There is a serious accountability gap for past and present gross violations of human rights law, and national courts in other States play a
injustice was yet another indication of his inherent inclination to use his UK-sponsored mandate for a self-aggrandizing campaign to please
you to take all necessary measures to hold Sweden accountable and to prevent further violations and to secure the release of Mr
Swedish court's decision "unacceptable," adding it was based on baseless charges made by the MEK terrorist organization.Kanaani added this
