Feargal Quinn (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am usually loath to speak about what is happening in other part of the world that we do not know very well. It seems, however, that there is a need for a public outcry against the number of public executions taking place in Iran. Last month alone, there were 100 executions in prisons that we know of, many of them public hangings. There were 82 public hangings or executions in one earlier 13 day period. There is a need for a worldwide outcry, as there must be a better solution to all of Iran's problems. I am sure it has major problems, but there must be some way to draw the attention of the regime in Iran to the fact that there is an outcry around the world. An effort is being made by parliamentarians to get in touch with the regime in Iran to tell it how much we abhor what is happening there. It has been reported that 1,000 people are on death row awaiting execution. This issue needs the world's attention. I, therefore, urge the Leader to get in touch with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to make the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees aware that we need to see a change in how this regime is behaving and that we need to protect the human rights of the people of Iran.