LONDON (UPI) — Amnesty
International saying it was
saddened by continued human
- rlghts violations in Iran. since
the revolutbn, has urged new
Prime MinisLe Mohammad All
Rajal to halt executions and
unfair trials, a spokesman said
Friday.
Amnesty. the international
human rights organ%7allOn.
- . : estimates more ... than . 1,000 r
people have been executed
since the:. February. 1979.
-. evolution and told Rajal In a
letter that people brought
before Islamic revolutionary
courts “had been consistently
denied ta lrtrlals.”
Amnesty also criticized the
new. regime; for It$ recent
tendency to “imprison people
they saw as opposing them,
including, members. . of the
‘ Mauls ( rilament)” ‘: -
“The Imprisonment . of
. Bahats, Jews and moat recently
Ouistiat brings into question.:
the spirit -of religious tolerance';
which we understood would
exist following the revolution
and which was reflected in the .,
flew Iran1a Constitution,”
Amnesty said. ‘.. .‘ .. :; j . .
Some of' the e 'people had”
been held for long periods
Without charges or trial and
some had been sentenced to-
death. Amnesty said.. . . . . .
“(We arc) saddened to see
continued human rights
violations since the revolution
and' especially the large
number of exec gions which
have taken place.” said Am-'
nesty. . . .
“We appealed time and time
again to the late shah for a stop
to executions., torture and the
Imprisonment 01 prisoners of
conscience.”, said Amnesty.
which made public Information
Qfthcseahuses. . . . . . . . .
Amnesty. said ft had not - -
received a reply to points raised
• . i na 1979 'rcportof human rights
violations sent to Iranian : . .
• uthorltles, in Jarniary and
pointed out the late Ayatollah
Taleghani and Ayatollah
Montazeri were among
prisoners at conscience adopted.
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AmnesiyUrges kanian Premier
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by Amnesty when they were parliament, which would try to
arrested under the shah. find “an honorable solution to
Seven people were executed this Issue,” and he urged the.
Thursday for their part in the sub-commission to hold off.
alleged coup attempt by the action. .
Iranian t , Force last month. The sub-commission was
bringing the total so far to 81. debating a proposal to send a
U.N. Panel. . special telegram of concern to -
.GEt' 'EVA (Kyodo-Reuter) — Israeli authorities about the
The United States Thursday situation in occupied Arab.
called for the United Nations territories. .
Human Rights Sub—Commission British sub-commission
here to express concern over member Ben Whitaker said the
the fate of U.S. hostages held in panel . should also' consider
Iran, ,. sending a cable to South Korea
Bnt Iranian government ‘calling for irrtependent ob-
representative Mostafa Dabir servers to be allowed to attend
told . the 26-member panel the . the trial of opposition leader..
issue was now before KirnDacJung. • -
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