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Prof & Director, Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research, Birkbeck, University of London @icpr.bsky.social @worldprisonbrief.bsky.social UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran 🇯🇵→🇬🇧→🇩🇪→🇦🇺→now in 🇬🇧

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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
The UN General Assembly's Third Committee adopted resolution A/C.3/80/L.30 (docs.un.org/en/A/C.3/80/...) on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran by 79 votes in favour, 28 against, and 63 abstentions.
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
قطعنامه‌ی مربوط به وضعیت حقوق بشر در جمهوری اسلامی ایران (A/C.3/80/L.30) در کمیتهٔ سومِ مجمع عمومی سازمان ملل متحد با ۷۹ رأی موافق، ۲۸ رأی مخالف و ۶۳ رأی ممتنع به تصویب رسید. (متن کامل قطعنامه: docs.un.org/en/A/C.3/80/...)
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
به همراه سایر کارشناسان سازمان ملل تخریب قطعهٔ ۴۱ بهشت‌زهرا در تهران را محکوم کردیم.
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Together with other UN experts, I condemned the destruction of Plot 41 of Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery in Tehran. In August 2025, authorities reportedly demolished this section, with plans to convert it into a parking lot, describing the site as ‘abandoned’—a claim families strongly dispute.
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
سرکوب فراملی: تهدید، آزار رساندن و آسیب زدن به افراد توسط حکومت‌ها در خارج از مرزهایشان، پدیده‌ی جدیدی نیست اما این اصطلاح به تدریج بیشتر شناخته می‌شود.
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Transnational repression - when States intimidate, harass or harm individuals outside their borders – isn’t new, but the term is gaining recognition.
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
همراه با سایر کارشناسان سازمان ملل، بیانیه‌ مطبوعاتی‌ای را در مورد اعدام‌ها در ایران صادر کردیم. (لینک: www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...) موج بی‌سابقه‌ی اعدام‌ها را بسیار هولناک یافتم، در سال ۲۰۲۵ (۱۴۰۴) بیش از هزارنفر در کمتر از نه ماه اعدام شده‌اند.
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UN experts appalled by unprecedented execution spree in Iran with over 1000 killed in nine months
GENEVA – Over 1000 people have been killed in less than nine months of 2025, UN experts said today, warning that the figures represented a dramatic escalation that violates international human rights ...
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Together with UN experts, I published this press release on executions in Iran (www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel... ).
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UN experts appalled by unprecedented execution spree in Iran with over 1000 killed in nine months
GENEVA – Over 1000 people have been killed in less than nine months of 2025, UN experts said today, warning that the figures represented a dramatic escalation that violates international human rights ...
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
On 16 August 2025, Iran’s Supreme Court (Branch 39) upheld the death sentence for Sharifeh Mohammadi, labour rights activist from the Azerbaijani ethnic minority. In Oct 2024, the same Court had overturned the conviction citing substantial legal and procedural deficiencies.
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
روز شانزدهم اوت ۲۰۲۵ دیوان عالی کشور ایران (شعبه‌ی ۳۹) حکم اعدام شریفه محمدی فعال کارگری، از اقلیت اتنیکی آذربایجانی، را تایید کرد؛ با وجود اینکه همین شعبه‌ی دیوان عالی پیشتر، در اکتبر ۲۰۲۴، با استناد به نواقص جدی حقوقی و مربوط به آیین‌دادرسی این حکم را نقض کرده بود.
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
On 16 August 2025, Iran’s Supreme Court (Branch 39) upheld the death sentence for Sharifeh Mohammadi, labour rights activist from the Azerbaijani ethnic minority. In Oct 2024, the same Court had overturned the conviction citing substantial legal and procedural deficiencies.
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
روز ۳۱ فروردین ۱۴۰۴ زندانی سیاسی کرد، حمید حسین‌نژاد حیدرانلو اعدام شد. طبق گزارش‌هایی که دریافت کردم روند دادرسی ناقض حقوق اساسی او بوده است، از جمله عدم دسترسی کافی به وکیل و مترجم. در عین حال ادعاهای جدی‌ای منبی بر اینکه از او تحت شکنجه اعتراف گرفته شده است وجود دارد.
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Kurdish political prisoner Hamid Hosseinnezhad Heidaranlou was executed on 20 April 2025. According to reports received, the trial process violated his basic rights, including access to adequate legal counsel and interpretation.
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Press release: The Islamic Republic of Iran has returned over 1.5 million Afghan nationals in 2025, with returns and forced returns escalating dramatically following the Iran-Israel conflict.
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UN-SPexperts @un-spexperts.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
UN experts condemn ongoing mass returns of #Afghan nationals – many of them #refugees – from Iran & Pakistan. They call for returns to be halted immediately, saying Afghanistan is not a safe country for returnees since the #Taliban seized control. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
گزارش‌هایی دریافت کرده‌ام که از احتمال اعدام قریب‌الوقوع سه زندانی سیاسی عرب، علی مجدم، معین خنفری و محمدرضا مقدم خبر می‌دهند. آن‌ها علی‌رغم وجود ادعاهایی مبنی بر نقض جدی اصول دادرسی عادلانه و اخذ اعترافات تحت شکنجه، در خطر اعدام به اتهام بغی قرار دارند.
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Reports of imminent execution three Ahwazi Arab political prisoners I have received reports that Ali Mojadem, Moein Khanfari and Mohammadreza Moghaddam face imminent execution for baghy, despite allegations of serious fair trial violations and torture-induced confessions.
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Press release: Post-conflict situations must not be used as an opportunity to increase repression against ethnic and religious minorities or suppress dissent.
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
I’ve been receiving troubling reports of transfer of prisoners from Evin Prison during and after Israeli attacks.
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
گزارش‌های نگران کننده‌ای در مورد احتمال اعدام محقق ایرانی-سوئدی، احمدرضا جلالی دریافت کرده‌ام.
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Detention taking its toll on hostage Ahmadreza Djalali: UN experts call on Iran to release him without delay
GENEVA – Iran must release Ahmadreza Djalali, an Iranian born-resident of Sweden, who has been arbitrarily detained since 2016 despite repeated warnings about his deteriorating health, UN experts said...
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
I have received concerning reports about the risk of execution for Swedish-Iranian researcher Ahmadreza Djalali.
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Detention taking its toll on hostage Ahmadreza Djalali: UN experts call on Iran to release him without delay
GENEVA – Iran must release Ahmadreza Djalali, an Iranian born-resident of Sweden, who has been arbitrarily detained since 2016 despite repeated warnings about his deteriorating health, UN experts said...
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
به عنوان گزارشگر ویژه‌ی ایران، به کمیته‌ی حقیقت‌یاب سازمان ملل پیوسته‌ام و خواستار حفاظت از غیرنظامیان در پی تشدید درگیری میان ایران و اسرائیل هستم:https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/06/iran-un-fact-finding-mission-special-rapporteur-call-civilian-protection-and
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
As Special Rapporteur, I have joined the International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran in calling for civilian protection as the Israel-Iran conflict escalates. tinyurl.com/4yfpvt65
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Iran: UN Fact-Finding Mission, Special Rapporteur call for civilian protection and respect for human rights as Israeli attacks cause extensive suffering
GENEVA  – The UN Fact-Finding Mission on Iran and the UN Special Rapporteur on Iran urged all parties in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran to immediately respect international law and pr...
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
۱) همراه با سایر متخصصین سازمان ملل، تهاجم اسرائیل به جمهوری اسلامی ایران را به عنوان نقض قوانین بین‌المللی محکوم می‌کنم. عملیات نظامی علیه سایت‌های هسته‌ای و شهروندان، باعث کشته‌ شدن بیش از ۲۲۴ نفر در ایران شده است که نود درصد آن‌ها غیرنظامی هستند. tinyurl.com/4efhwvym
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UN experts condemn Israeli attack on Iran and urge end to hostilities
GENEVA  – UN experts* today unequivocally condemned recent Israeli military attacks against Iran, which have targeted nuclear facilities, energy and military infrastructure, as well as residential and...
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
Together with UN experts, I denounce Israeli aggression on the Islamic Republic of Iran as breaches of international law. Military operations targeting nuclear sites and civilian zones resulted in at least 224+ deaths in Iran (90% civilians). tinyurl.com/4efhwvym
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UN experts condemn Israeli attack on Iran and urge end to hostilities
GENEVA  – UN experts* today unequivocally condemned recent Israeli military attacks against Iran, which have targeted nuclear facilities, energy and military infrastructure, as well as residential and...
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
حملات اسرائيل به ایران، که تنها چند روز قبل از مذاکرات برنامه‌ریزی شده بین ایالات متحده و ایران در عمان رخ داده است، عمیقا نگران کننده است و خطر تضعیف تلاش‌های دیپلماتیک برای رسیدن به یک راه‌حل مسالمت‌آمیز را در پی دارد.
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
The Israeli strikes on Iran, occurring just days before planned US-Iran talks in Oman, are deeply concerning and risk undermining diplomatic efforts toward a peaceful resolution.
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
CALL FOR INPUT | I invite submissions from all stakeholders for my upcoming report to the 80th session of the UN General Assembly on the human rights situation in #Iran.
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HC appeals for more much-needed resources to protect human rights across the worldRead the story
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
۱) گزارش‌های تکان‌دهنده‌ای از اجرای حکم قطع عضو برای دونفر در ایران منتشر شده استhttps://tinyurl.com/y4mzerp8 مجازات‌های بدنی، نقض فاحش حقوق بشر و مغایر با تعهدات بین‌المللی هستند و باید فورا متوقف شوند.
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Disturbing reports of #Iran carrying out amputation sentences of two individuals (tinyurl.com/y4mzerp8). Such acts of corporal punishment constitute grave violations of international human rights law and must cease immediately.
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Iran amputates hands of two thieves in Isfahan
Iran has carried out amputation sentences on two people convicted of theft in Isfahan Central Prison, the head of the Isfahan Justice Department announced on Tuesday.
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
در مورد اعدام عباس (مجاهد) کورکور، با نظر کمیته‌ی حقیقت‌یاب (tinyurl.com/m3y2d2uz) همسو هستم: از مقامات ایرانی می‌خواهیم که تمام اعدام‌ها را متوقف کنند، از جمله اعدام معترضین را. پرونده‌ی او در این مکاتبات پیگیری شده بود: tinyurl.com/b3d6khe7 و tinyurl.com/2pncfyz5
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Execution of Abbas Mojahed Kourkour: I echo FFM's post (tinyurl.com/m3y2d2uz) calling on the Iranian authorities to halt all executions, including #protesters sentenced to death. His case covered in tinyurl.com/b3d6khe7 & tinyurl.com/2pncfyz5
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
۱) #ایران: گزارش‌های نگران کننده‌ای درباره‌ی انتقال اجباری پنج مرد زندانی سیاسی محکوم به اعدام از بند چهار زندان اوین به زندان قزل‌حصار به دستم رسیده‌است.
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
#Iran: Very concerned by reports of five political prisoners being forcibly transferred from Evin Prison's Ward 4 to Qezel Hesar Prison. All five men are on death row.
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UN-SPexperts @un-spexperts.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
#Iran: UN experts call for immediate halt to imminent amputation sentences for theft. Experts urge Iran to take concrete steps to abolish all forms of corporal punishment in law & practice, and to ratify the UN Convention against Torture #CAT. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
۱ سه مرد در ایران با خطر قریب الوقوع قطع انگشتان دست مواجه‌اند، این حکم ممکن است به زودی و از تاریخ ۲۳ فروردین اجرا شود. طبق استانداردهای بین‌المللی قطع تعمدی اعضای بدن به عنوان مجازات از مصادیق بارز شکنجه محسوب می‌شود
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Three men in Iran face imminent finger amputations that may be carried out as early as tomorrow (11 April 2025). The prohibition of torture and ill-treatment is absolute and allows no exceptions.
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
✨نوروز مبارک ✨ ‏با فرارسیدن سال نو و بهاری تازه، برای تمام مردم ایران و همه‌ی کسانی که نوروز را جشن می‌گیرند، آرزوی صلح، عدالت و کرامت دارم. امیدوارم سال پیش‌رو سرشار از امیدهای تازه، شادمانی فراوان و لحظاتی آکنده از سپاسگزاری باشد.
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
هجدهم مارس، ساعت نه و نیم صبح به وقت اروپای مرکزی: گزارش نخست خود را به شورای حقوق بشر سازمان ملل HRC58# به عنوان گزارشگر ویژه سازمان ملل در مورد #ایران ارائه می‌کنم. می‌توانید گفت‌وگوی من با دولت‌ها و سازمان‌های مدنی را به صورت زنده از لینک زیر دنبال کنید.
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34th Meeting - 58th Session of Human Rights Council
58th regular session of the Human Rights Council (24 February - 04 April 2025)
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
My first report to #HRC58 as UN Special Rapporteur on #Iran. Listen to the dialogue with States & civil society. Watch: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k15... Report: www.ohchr.org/en/documents...
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34th Meeting - 58th Session of Human Rights Council
58th regular session of the Human Rights Council (24 February - 04 April 2025)
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UN-SPexperts @un-spexperts.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
#Iran: extraordinary rise in reported executions in 2024; widespread restrictions on freedom of expression, association & peaceful assembly - UN Special Rapporteur on Iran, Mai Sato, presents first report to UN Human Rights Council #HRC58. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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Impact Iran @impactiran.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
TUESDAY: 🇺🇳 #HRC58 Side Event, organized by KMMK-G, co-sponsored by Impact Iran, featuring the testimony of Saman Yasin & remarks from SR @drmaisato.bsky.social, FFM Chair Sara Hossain + coalition members. #womanlifefreedom #Iran
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Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research @icpr.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Findings of ICPR's Voicing Loss project are the subject of an article published today in The Conversation. theconversation.com/im-utterly-u...
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‘I’m utterly utterly despondent and disappointed.’ Bereaved families describe being failed by the inquest system
Many bereaved relatives hope an inquest will identify institutional failings that contributed to the death - but the system is often not up to the challenge.
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UN-SPexperts @un-spexperts.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
#USA: The new US administration must recommit to human rights at home & abroad: UN experts concerned about the new #US administration’s recent actions that undermine #HumanRights and fundamental freedoms at both domestic & international levels. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Jamshid Sharmahd's death in custody in Islamic Republic of #Iran & delayed return of his remains. From kidnapping in UAE to death, his fundamental rights were violated-right to life, fair trial, protection from arbitrary detention, freedom of expression. tinyurl.com/tc9af4r3
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Very excited to start my new role as director of Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research (ICPR), Birkbeck, Univeristy of London🇬🇧https://tinyurl.com/wa8xk7xt @BirkbeckUoL @SocSciBBK
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Birkbeck announces new Director of the Institute for Crim...
The overarching aims of ICPR’s work are to produce and di...
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Deeply alarmed to receive reports that Iran's Supreme Court has rejected the judicial review request for Pakhshan Azizi's conviction&death sentence. Her imminent execution would violate int' human rights law. I urge Iranian authorities to immediately halt her execution.
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Alarmed by Iran's Supreme Court upholding #DeathSentence of Kurdish activist Pakhshan Azizi. Reportedly tortured in solitary confinement, denied fair trial&legal representation. Her case reflects broader persecution of minority women activists. tinyurl.com/2496mt83
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Mai Sato @drmaisato.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
به همراه کارشناسان، از دولت ایران می‌خواهم که فوراً قانون “حمایت از خانواده از طریق ترویج فرهنگ عفاف و حجاب” را لغو کند. dir.lat/PHdeIX @UNSRVAW @NazilaGhanea @AlexXanthaki @Irenekhan @UN_WGDAWG
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