Fifteen death row inmates have been executed in Egypt so far this month despite claims from many that they were tortured to secure a confession, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
According to OHCHR, nine people were executed on Wednesday and six others were subjected to the death penalty earlier in the month.
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