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UN monitor for Iran presents first findings on human rights abuses

October 16, 2011

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Ahmed Shaheed, the new United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran. He took up his position on 1 August 2011. The creation of the post – which monitors Iran's compliance with international human rights standards – was approved by a vote at the UN Human Rights Council in March this year. UN Photo/Steven Koh.