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Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt: “Today the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran, Dr Ahmed Shaheed, will present a chilling account of torture and executions in Iran. This shines a light on an appalling situation of which the executions on 22 October are only the most recent reminder and against which the international community has repeatedly spoken out. I again call on Iran to engage fully with the international community on improving its human rights record, to impose a moratorium on its use of the death penalty, and to fully comply with Iran’s own laws and constitution.”

(source: FCO website)