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Oct282011

Iran Video: UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Takes Questions From Victims' Families


             

 DateFriday, October 28, 2011 at 13:02 | AuthorScott Lucas in ,

Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights, takes questions from the relatives of those killed in post-election protests --- among them is Parvin Fahimi, the mother of 19-year-old Sohrab Arabi, and the wife of Ali Hassanpour. Both men were killed on 15 June 2009 during the mass rally against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's supposed election.

One of many notable moments: when Hassanpour's wife asks if she can travel to see Shaheed and get assurances that she will not be punished, he responds, "I cannot guarantee your safety."

Shaheed has issued an initial report but has been denied entry to Iran by the regime.

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