Channels

UN rights chief calls for release of Iran lawyer

None

The UN's top human rights official has called on Iran to release a lawyer detained on suspicion of spreading propaganda against the ruling system.

 

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay says Iranian authorities should "urgently" review the case of Nasrin Sotoudeh "and expedite her release." (AP)

 

 

 

 

  new comment
Warning:
This will delete your current comment