Maurice Copithorne, a special representative of the...
Maurice Copithorne, a special representative of the UN Commission on Human Rights, pointed to instances of serious human right abuses of Iran's Azerbaijani population in his speech at the 58th session of the commission
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Maurice Copithorne, a special representative of the UN Commission on Human Rights, pointed to instances of serious human right abuses of Iran's Azerbaijani population in his speech at the 58th session of the commission. Mr Copithorne said reports arrived on the execution of representatives of ethnic minorities. The Azerbaijanis are Iran's "biggest ethnic group" and may number around 30m people.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Turan news agency monitored by BBC, 16/04/2002)
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