The UN special reporter for human rights in Iran reported that the Islamic republic continues to kill hundreds of people each year, and conditions are getting worse in the country for religious and ethnic minorities, women and homosexuals.
On Monday during a press conference with journalists Ahmad Shaheed, former foreign minister of the Indian Ocean islands nation of Maldives, said that more than 300 people have been recorded killed in the first eight months of this year in Iran.
The source also notes that members of the Baha’i community are the most persecuted religious minority in Iran. Officially recognized minorities such as Sunni Muslims, Dervishes and Christians are persecuted and discriminated.
“Regrettably yes, I am concerned that I have not noticed any significant improvement in the human rights situation in Iran. If anything, things have become worse. Reports of torture continue.” said Shaheed.
Shaheed last month said more than 300 Christians had been arrested in Iran since mid-2010, and added that Iranian authorities aim to persecute people who convert from Islam to Christianity, or who proselytize for Christianity.
Last week UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that the sanctions significantly influenced on the lives of ordinary Iranians.
