Press Release: Joint Statement by the European Union and the United States calling on the Iranian government to fulfil its human rights obligations

The European Union and the United States condemn the continuing human rights violations in Iran since the June 2009 election. The large scale detentions and mass trials, the threatened execution of protestors, the intimidation of family members of those detained and the continuing denial to its citizens of the right to peaceful expression are contrary to human rights norms.

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