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Iranian exeutions draw criticism, U.N. body plea
Iranian executions draw criticisna, U.N. body plea The Sass ( 1837-3983); Sep 8, 1979; ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Baltimore San, The (1837-1986) pg. A2 Iranian executions draw criticism, U.N. body plea From Wirg Snvkes Geneva—A United Nations n rights panel yesterday described reported' summary executions of Kurds In Iran as inhuman and decided to send a telegram calling on the iranian government to stop such executlons immediately. The U.N. expert subcommlssiOn on pro - veritlon of discrimination and protection of minorities adopted a text proposed bys Greek member, Erica-Irene Pa with objections only from Dumitru Ceausu, of Romanla. Mr. Ceausu said . hnjnJ lacked official information on summary executions and be therefore could not as- sociate himself with the telegram. The protest message, adopted by the other experts In the 25-member subcom- mission on the final day of Its three-week annual meeting, expressed atdeep sense of shock at reported summarytecutloru of numerous Kurds in iran and requests the immediate cessation of these Inhuman practices?' In Paris, a lawyer representing an In- human rights organization ay that political prisoners In Iran were being held in appalling condi . f i nns and have told him they were Ill. treated bylsiamiognards. The French lawyer, Michel Zavrlan, of the Paris-based InternationE LL.Fon of Human Rights, spoke at a 5ews confer- encefollowinga visit to Iran last month to imatigate the conditions experienced by political prisoners. lie accused the Tebran authorities of arbitrary arrests of political opponents and saId, “II the situation regarding basic freedoms Improved at the beginning of the revolution, It baa deteriorated In * terrify- ing way In thelast few months.” During his two-week stay, be visIted the Ahwaz orison In Khuzestan orovinee where there were some 240 politIcal prisoners, Including 14 left-wing militants sentenced to death or life tinprisoninent. Ayatollah Ruholish Khomeini, spiritual leader of iran's Islamic republic, pledged ynsterdaythatKurdlshrebelswhohand is their weapons “will be treated in a broth- erly manner and will enjoy the general amnesty,” Tehran radioreported. The recorded message, monitored in London, left no doubt that severe punish- ment awaits rebel leaders. Earlier, Tehran radio broadcast a inn- sage from Islamic Judge Sadeq Khalkali, who Is in the captured Kurdish capital of Mahabad, in which he said leaden of the Kurdish Democratic party would be tried and punished severely. The broadcasts gave no details of the continued bloody fighting, in which I ra- nian armored forces and helicopter gun- and fighter-bombers have launched an apparently successful major offensive against some 20,000 Kurdish guerrillas seeking independence for their moan- tainouslranlan-nded homeland. Reproduced with permission of the eopydght owner. Further reproduotios prohibited without permission.