Ana Lorena Delgadillo, Vice-Chair of the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, and Philip D. Jaffé, member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, have expressed solidarity with prisoners on hunger strike and those facing execution in Iran.
Two more United Nations human rights experts have joined the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign, expressing solidarity with prisoners across Iran who are participating in weekly hunger strikes and those facing the death penalty. Both called for an end to executions and enforced disappearances, drawing attention to the grave human rights concerns surrounding these practices.
The latest supporters are Ana Lorena Delgadillo, Vice-Chair of the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances, and Philip D. Jaffé, a member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child. Their statements emphasized the fundamental right to life and the importance of standing with prisoners resisting capital punishment.
Ana Lorena Delgadillo warns of crimes against humanity
Ana Lorena Delgadillo joined the campaign by voicing her opposition to executions in Iran and expressing solidarity with people sentenced to death and their families.
She also highlighted the continuing cases of enforced disappearances reported to the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances. According to Delgadillo, the group continues to receive reports from Iran but is aware that many cases never reach its attention, meaning the documented cases do not reflect the full extent of the problem.
Delgadillo specifically warned the Iranian authorities that widespread or systematic enforced disappearances can constitute crimes against humanity under international law.
Addressing the prisoners participating in the weekly hunger strikes, she expressed her support for their protest and emphasized that she stood in solidarity with them in demanding an end to executions.
Her message extended beyond opposition to capital punishment, linking the campaign’s demands to the broader need to stop enforced disappearances and protect the rights of victims and their families.
Today Ana Lorena Delgadillo @analorenadp is joining the #NoToExecutionTuesday campaign. All executions and enforced disappearances must stop. We stand will all of those sentenced to death. A moratorium is urgently needed as a step toward abolition. pic.twitter.com/i3zyHROE1H
— UN Working Group on Enforced Disappearances (@WGEID) November 2, 2026
Philip D. Jaffé: The right to life cannot be used to silence dissent
Philip D. Jaffé, a member of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, also announced his support for the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign, expressing solidarity with prisoners throughout Iran.
He drew attention to the determination of imprisoned activists who continue to resist executions despite being behind bars, describing their hunger strikes as an effort to defend the lives of others.
Jaffé stressed that the right to life is a fundamental human right, not a privilege that governments can revoke as a means of suppressing dissent or silencing opposing voices.
He reaffirmed his opposition to executions in Iran and elsewhere, making clear that his support for the campaign extended to the universal struggle against capital punishment.
#NoToExecutionTuesdays pic.twitter.com/mulwbUuKiF
— Philip D. Jaffé (@lexpsy) November 2, 2026
UN experts strengthen international solidarity with Iranian prisoners
The participation of Delgadillo and Jaffé adds to international expressions of solidarity with the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign, which has mobilized prisoners in dozens of Iranian prisons through weekly hunger strikes.
The campaign has become a sustained protest against the Iranian regime’s extensive use of capital punishment, particularly against political prisoners and individuals sentenced to death in connection with protests and acts of dissent.
The two UN experts also highlighted interconnected human rights concerns: the continued use of executions and the unresolved cases of enforced disappearances in Iran.
Their support brings further international attention to the demands of prisoners and their families: an end to executions, accountability for enforced disappearances, and respect for the fundamental right to life.