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[|Ending Human Rights Abuse in Iran] This is a video about ending human rights abuses in Iran.

[|UN General Assembly Resolution on Iran's Human Rights Violations] The United States supports the UN General Assembly resolution calling on the government of Iran to respect its human rights obligations. The plan also reiterates the fact that Iran needs to run sufficient independent investigations of all the allegations of human rights violations. As of now these violations are still occurring, there is continued harsassment of political opponents and other people of the sort.

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[|“We Are a Buried Generation”] Iran is one of the few countries in the world that uses the death penalty for consensual same-sex conduct. However the question always arises if they did have consensual same-sex conduct or if they just have non-penetrative sex or if they didn't have any sex at all. Also there was a question as to how many people exactly that they should execute.

[|Human Rights Violations Persist In Iran 30 Years After Islamic Revolution] 30 years ago a new government took power in Iran that changed the Middle East. This government led to the creation of the world's first Islamic Republic. However impunity, torture and other ill-treatment, and the use of the death penalty still remain prevalent.

[|Human Rights Watch attack Iran over treatment of gays] This article is about Human Rights Watch attacking Iran for punishing gays and lesbians with the death penalty. The group found evidence that the homosexuals are being tortured and denied a due legal process. Thousands of gays have been beaten and killed since the Islamic Revolution in 1979.