In his annual report to the UN General Assembly, Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, said there has been "no sign of improvement" in Iran's human rights record since last year's report. Among other things, Dr. Shaheed expressed concern over Iran’s high level of executions, continuing discrimination against women and ethnic minorities, poor prison conditions, and limits on freedom of expression and association. He also said he "continues to observe what appears to be an escalating pattern of systematic human rights violations targeting members of the Baha'i Faith."