UN Calls On Iran To Halt Imminent Execution Of Ethnic Baluchi
January 29, 2021 20:21 GMT
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The United Nations has urged Iran to halt the imminent execution of a member of the Baluch ethnic minority as it rebuked Tehran for a number of recent hangings, including members of the country’s ethnic minorities.
“We urge the authorities to halt the execution of Javid Dehghan, to review his and other death penalty cases in line with human rights law,” the Geneva-based Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Twitter on January 29. We strongly condemn the series of executions at least 28 since mid-December, including of people from minority groups,
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2021 International Day of Education: Our shared commitment to build back better learning opportunities in Iraq [EN/AR/KU]
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Education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility.
Recognizing the collective responsibilities of governments, civil society and the international community in realizing this right, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 January as the International Day of Education, to continuously remind us of the role of education in realizing peace and sustainable development.
This year’s global theme is ‘Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation’. World over including in Iraq, the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting school closures have shown how central learning is: for social cohesion, wellbeing, and building of a prosperous future. On this day, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Ch