▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁Af gh ans ▁on ▁death ▁row ▁in ▁Iran . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁report ▁to ▁the ▁UN ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Council ▁on ▁Iran ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Ah med ▁Sh a he ed , ▁the ▁newly ▁appointed ▁UN ▁Special ▁R app orte ur ▁for ▁Human ▁Rights ▁in ▁Iran , ▁stated ▁that ▁Iran ▁had ▁executed ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 6 7 0 ▁people ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Public ▁execution s ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁condem ned ▁the ▁sharp ▁raise ▁in ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁public ▁execution s ▁in ▁Iran ▁during ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁By ▁that ▁date , ▁Am n esty ▁reported ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 1 3 ▁had ▁been ▁h anged ▁in ▁public , ▁compared ▁to ▁ 1 4 ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁figure ▁also ▁included ▁the ▁first ▁execution s ▁of ▁ju ven ile ▁off enders ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁calendar ▁year . ▁An ▁Am n esty ▁official ▁stated , ▁" It ▁is ▁deeply ▁disturb ing ▁that ▁despite ▁a ▁mor ator ium ▁on ▁public ▁execution s ▁ordered ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁authorities ▁are ▁once ▁again ▁seeking ▁to ▁int im id ate ▁people ▁by ▁such ▁spect acles ▁which ▁not ▁only ▁de human ize ▁the ▁victim , ▁but ▁brut al ize ▁those ▁who ▁witness ▁it ." ▁ ▁Ear lier , ▁on