London, July 23 (ANI): Human Rights Group Amnesty International has denounced the renewed surge in the use of public executions across Iran.
A shocking video, showing a public execution in Iran, has been released by Amnesty to condemn this 'barbaric' act.
The video, passed on to Amnesty International, was shot on July in Azadi Square in the western city of Kermanshah, and features the public execution of three men convicted of rape.
Human rights officials are concerned not only about the executions, but also the legal system preceding them, the Daily Mail reports.
It is thought the three men seen hanged in the video, were tried and convicted of rape within two months, raising questions about the fairness of their trial.
Amnesty said the deaths are among at least 28 executions acknowledged by the authorities.
The group's Middle East and North Africa Deputy Director Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui said that 'these latest public executions underline the continuing horror of the death penalty in Iran.'
"Not only those executed, but all those who watch public executions, including, children, are brutalised and degraded by the experience," Sahraoui said.
"The Iranian authorities should be aiming to combat this culture of violence rather than perpetuate it through these public displays of brutality," Sahraoui added.
The executions follow several widely publicised gang rapes of women this year in Iran. In some cases, officials blamed the victims for failing to adhere to the official code on dress or gender segregation.
According to UN human rights experts, executions in public serve no legitimate purpose and only increase the cruel, inhuman and degrading nature of this punishment. (ANI)
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