Geneva, Dec 3, 2025 (AFP) - UN experts urge Iran not to execute abused child bride

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2025-12-03

UN rights experts have urged Iran to halt the execution of a woman over the death of her abusive husband, who she was married off to at 12 years old. Goli Kouhkan, an undocumented Baluch woman today aged 25, is set to be executed this month, eight independent United Nations experts warned in a statement published Tuesday. "Kouhkan's case exemplifies the systemic gender bias faced by women victims of child marriage and domestic violence within Ir......

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