UN RIGHTS CHIEF ENCOURAGES IRANIAN GOVERNMENT TO BUILD ON RECENT PRISONER RELEASE

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Date: 20 Sep 2013 11:00:00 -0400
Subject: UN RIGHTS CHIEF ENCOURAGES IRANIAN GOVERNMENT TO BUILD ON
RECENT PRISONER RELEASE
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UN RIGHTS CHIEF ENCOURAGES IRANIAN GOVERNMENT TO BUILD ON RECENT
PRISONER RELEASENew York, Sep 20 2013 11:00AMThe United Nations human
rights chief has welcomed this week's release of 12 political
prisoners in Iran, including a number of women's rights activists,
political activists and journalists, and encouraged Tehran to build on
this positive step.

Among those released on Wednesday by the new Government of President
Hassan Rouhani was Nasrin Sotoudeh, an internationally recognised
human rights activist and recipient of the 2012 Sakharov Prize for
Freedom of Thought.

According to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
(OHCHR), Ms. Sotoudeh served half of a six-year sentence that was
imposed on charges of 'acting against national security,' not wearing
hejab (Islamic dress) during a videotaped message, propaganda against
the system, and membership of the 'Centre for Human Rights Defenders.'
She was also given a 10-year ban on exercising her profession as a
lawyer.

"Activists like Nasrin Sotoudeh can make a major contribution to
improving the protection of human rights in Iran, and we urge the
Government to build on this positive step by creating space for human
rights defenders, lawyers and journalists by allowing them to exercise
their professions without harassment or sanctions by the state," said
Rupert Colville, spokesperson for High Commissioner Navi Pillay.

"We also call upon the Government to remove any restrictions placed on
Ms. Sotoudeh's travel and to rescind the ban on her practicing as a
lawyer," he told reporters in Geneva.

The High Commissioner also welcomed the recent news that the death
sentence imposed on Iranian blogger Saeed Malekpour has been
overturned.

She encouraged the Government to release all those held for exercising
their legitimate rights to freedom of expression and association, said
Mr. Colville.Sep 20 2013 11:00AM
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