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On June 19, the United Nations website published the Secretary-General’s report<\/a> on the human rights situation in Iran, presented at the 56th session of the Human Rights Council. The report details numerous human rights abuses and systemic issues plaguing the country.<\/p>\n The report highlights that Iranian authorities continue to impose national security-related charges and long prison sentences on human rights defenders, journalists, and artists. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has reported widespread concerns regarding due process and fair trial standards. Additionally, the OHCHR continues to receive reports of institutionalized gender discrimination, where women and girls<\/a> are severely restricted from achieving basic equality and fundamental rights, including participation in economic, social, and political life, equal protection under the law, freedom from torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, freedom from discrimination, and the rights to freedom of movement, peaceful assembly, and expression.<\/p>\n The Secretary-General also expressed deep concern over the rising number of executions in Iran for a wide range of offenses under its criminal code. According to OHCHR estimates, at least 834 people were executed in 2023, a 43% increase from the estimated 582 executions in 2022. Of these, at least 471 (56%) were executed for drug-related offenses, marking an 84% increase from the 256 reported drug-related executions in 2022. The year 2023 recorded the highest number of executions for drug offenses since 2015.<\/p>\n NCRI Statement: Execution of 864 Prisoners in 2023 by the Khamenei Regime to Suppress Uprisings#Iran<\/a> #HumanRightsViolations<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/tHAoubvtbo<\/a><\/p>\n — NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) January 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n