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New UN rights rapporteur for Iran is a highly regarded expert
Mai Sato, a Japanese social scientist, who is to become the next UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran at the end of July, is a top--notch expert on criminal law with a high reputation among rights defenders. Ms. Sato was one of eleven candidates …