Podcast 57: Dr. Ahmed Shaheed on Elections, Women’s Rights

Referencing “key opposition leaders in detention” and “quite serious webs of arrests of journalists,” Dr. Ahmed Shaheed says, “In an election year, these kinds of activities can negate any sense of a legitimate free and fair election.”

The UN Human Rights Council renewed the mandate of Special Rapporteur for human rights in Iran Ahmed Shaheed in March. In today’s podcast, Dr. Shaheed speaks with us about the upcoming presidential elections in Iran, recent attacks on women’s rights, the Iranian government’s refusal to allow him to enter the country, and what he hopes to achieve in his next term.