UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran, Mai Sato, expressed concern over the human rights situation in Iran in a report published on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
According to Kolbarnews, Mai Sato, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran, released a report highlighting human rights violations in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The report, presented under Human Rights Council Resolution 19/55, emphasizes social discrimination and gender-based human rights violations in Iran.
In the report, Sato addressed numerous cases of human rights violations, particularly the sharp increase in executions over the past year. She stated that between 2010 and 2023, at least 154 political prisoners were executed in Iran, with 49% being Kurds, 29% Baluchis, and 16% Arabs.
The UN Special Rapporteur, citing these alarming statistics, once again called for an immediate halt to executions and the abolition of the death penalty, especially for juvenile offenders. She also stressed that Iran’s widespread use of capital punishment has become one of the most urgent human rights concerns.
