IRAN CONCERNED OVER HUMAN RIGHTS IN U.S.

"... Police brutality, the mistreatment of prisoners, inmates’ problems in gaining access to lawyers, illegal detentions, discrimination toward minorities, and insults directed toward the sanctities of religions under the pretext of “freedom of speech” are examples of human rights violations in the United States, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman stated...

"... there were 45 executions in the United States in 2009... 2,574 prisoners serving sentences of life without the possibility of parole for crimes committed when they were under age 18... (and) the incarcerated population had reached an all-time high of nearly 2.4 million. The United States continues to have both the largest incarcerated population and the highest incarceration rate in the world..."

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