UN Calls On Iran To Halt 'Imminent' Execution Of Ethnic Baluchi January 29, 2021 20:21 GMT Share share Print 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,"