United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed on Friday for Iranian security forces to refrain from using "unnecessary or disproportionate force" against anti-government protests triggered by the death of a woman in police custody.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged everyone to exercise restraint to avoid further escalation, said Guterres' spokesman Stephane Dujarric. FILE PHOTO
He also urged everyone to exercise restraint to avoid further escalation, said Guterres' spokesman Stephane Dujarric. Guterres raised the issue of human rights with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Thursday during a meeting between the pair on the sidelines of the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations, Dujarric said.
Guterres called for "a prompt, impartial and effective investigation by an independent competent authority" into Amini's death, Dujarric said.