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STORY: OHCHR / IRAN EXECUTIONS
TRT: 01:24
SOURCE: OHCHR
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT OHCHR ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 24 JANUARY 2024, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / FILE
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1. Wide shot, exterior, Palais Wilson
24 JANUARY 2024, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeremy Laurence, Spokesperson, UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR):
“The sharp spike in the use of the death penalty in Iran, including the executions of two men yesterday, is alarming. At least 54 people have reportedly been put to death over the past three weeks. The death penalty is not consistent with the most fundamental of rights – the right to life.”
3. Med shot, OHCHR spokesperson recording statement
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeremy Laurence, Spokesperson, UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR):
“This practice must be stopped immediately. Mohammed Ghobadlou became the ninth person to be executed in connection to the 2022 protests. Farhad Salimi, a Kurdish man, was executed on the same day after spending 14 years in jail.”
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6. Med shot, exterior, Palais Wilson
24 JANUARY 2024, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeremy Laurence, Spokesperson, UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR):
“The right to due process and a fair trial for all defendants must be adhered to. We are deeply disturbed by reports of forced confessions obtained under duress. Such confessions should not be invoked as evidence in any proceedings.”
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8. Close up, exterior, OHCHR sing
24 JANUARY 2024, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeremy Laurence, Spokesperson, UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR):
“Close to three-quarters of countries have already abolished or introduced a moratorium on the death penalty.”
FILE – GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
10. Wide shot, exterior, Palais Wilson
24 JANUARY 2024, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Jeremy Laurence, Spokesperson, UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR):
“We implore the Iranian authorities to follow suit.”
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12. Wide shot, exterior, Palais Wilson
The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) today (24 Jan) voiced its serious concerns about executions in Iran.
In a recorded message, Jeremy Laurence, OHCHR spokesperson, said, “The sharp spike in the use of the death penalty in Iran, including the executions of two men yesterday, is alarming. At least 54 people have reportedly been put to death over the past three weeks. The death penalty is not consistent with the most fundamental of rights – the right to life.”
He continued, “This practice must be stopped immediately. Mohammed Ghobadlou became the ninth person to be executed in connection to the 2022 protests. Farhad Salimi, a Kurdish man, was executed on the same day after spending 14 years in jail.”
He stressed, “The right to due process and a fair trial for all defendants must be adhered to. We are deeply disturbed by reports of forced confessions obtained under duress. Such confessions should not be invoked as evidence in any proceedings.”
The spokesperson also said, “Close to three-quarters of countries have already abolished or introduced a moratorium on the death penalty.”
He concluded, “We implore the Iranian authorities to follow suit.”
