Amnesty reports rise in human rights abuses in Iran

Amnesty International reported an increase in “human rights abuses and repression” in Iran last year.

Claudio Cordone, interim secretary general of Amnesty International said: “The situation in Iran in critical.”

According to their report currently over five thousand government dissidents are incarcerated in Iran inder difficult conditions and in perpetual danger of torture. The report adds that at least 16 Islamic Republic dissidents were executed and over 80 recent detainees were put to trial in the past year.

The Islamic Republic confronted protests against alleged electoral fraud in the 2009 presidential elections with fierce violence. Reportedly tens of people were killed and detainees were subjected to “torture and abuse” in the course of government crackdown on protesters.

The Amnesty International report also criticized Congo, Israel, Palestine, Russia, Afghanistan, China and Sri Lanka for violations of human rights and reported restrictions on free speech in 96 countries around the world.