Iran deny prisoners medical needs

Geneva : United Nations' human rights experts condemned here today the Iranian authorities for denying prisoners access to healthcare and medical treatment, including exposing them to the risk of death, after the deterioration of their health in Iranian prisons.

UN experts, in a statement on the existence of prisoners of conscience in Iran, warned that they are suffering serious health problems exacerbated by the continued detention and frequent refusal by the Iranian authorities to allow them access to medical facilities to receive necessary treatment promptly, and asserted that the denial of health care and incarceration of people, in overcrowded prisons and maltreatment result in prisoners serious injuries and death. The experts called on Iran to honor its international obligations and respect prisoners' right to healthcare and medical treatment, according to Saudi Press Agency (SPA).