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The U.N. and Iran

Larijani Attacks UN Mechanisms, Calls Shaheed “Irrelevant”

Larijani Attacks UN Mechanisms, Calls Shaheed “Irrelevant”

September 7, 2012

Commentary: Shortly after Ban Ki-moon left Tehran, Iranian Human Rights Council head Mohammad Javad Larijani criticized the UN’s human rights mechanisms publicly, including the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran, on Iran’s State TV. (ISNA). (link in Persian) ...

Ban Ki-moon Mentions Human Rights in Tehran; Details Unclear

Ban Ki-moon Mentions Human Rights in Tehran; Details Unclear

August 31, 2012

Speaking at the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s School of International Relations on August 30, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said, ”I have urged the authorities during my visit this time to release opposition leaders, human rights defenders, journalists and social activists to create the conditions for free expression and open debate. I also urge Iran to strengthen ...

UN Special Rapporteurs Condemn Ongoing Executions in Iran

UN Special Rapporteurs Condemn Ongoing Executions in Iran

June 29, 2012

Three United Nations Special Rapporteurs* on Iran, summary executions and torture condemned the recent execution of four members of the Ahwazi Arab minority in Ahwaz’s Karoun Prison in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Following a reportedly unfair trial, they were sentenced to death and executed on or around 19 June 2012. “Given the lack of transparency ...

UN STATEMENT: Independent UN Experts Urge Iran to Ensure Protection for Rights Defenders

UN STATEMENT: Independent UN Experts Urge Iran to Ensure Protection for Rights Defenders

May 7, 2012

In a statement released today, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran Ahmed Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders Margaret Sekaggya, and Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Gabriela Knaul condemned the Iranian government’s practice of targeting and prosecuting human rights defenders. “The conviction and extremely harsh sentencing of ...

Cartoon 1: Welcome, Mr. Rapporteur

Cartoon 1: Welcome, Mr. Rapporteur

April 13, 2012

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Strong UN Support for Iran Special Rapporteur Shown as His Mandate is Renewed

Strong UN Support for Iran Special Rapporteur Shown as His Mandate is Renewed

March 22, 2012

(22 March 2012) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran today welcomed the Human Rights Council’s 22 to 5 vote extending the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran for another year. Facing the international community’s resolve to address the country’s human rights crisis, Iranian ...

Renewed: Special Rapporteur’s Mandate Extended by a 22 to 5 Vote

Renewed: Special Rapporteur’s Mandate Extended by a 22 to 5 Vote

March 22, 2012

In today’s session at the Human Rights Council (HRC), UN member states voted to renew the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed. With 22 yes votes, 5 no votes, and 20 abstentions, member states again showed their support for the mandate and ...

UN Secretary General Laments Iran’s Non-Cooperation with Human Rights Mechanisms

UN Secretary General Laments Iran’s Non-Cooperation with Human Rights Mechanisms

March 21, 2012

In his interim report on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran presented 21 March 2012, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon regretted the country’s continued lack of cooperation with UN mechanisms, especially with the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran. ...

Special Rapporteur Receives Widespread Support in Human Rights Council

March 12, 2012

Iranian Delegate Responds Angrily Without Addressing Report's Content Head of Iran's Human Rights Council Mohammad Javad Larijani delivers his opening statements at today's Human Rights Council (Reporting ...

Podcast 42: An Inteview with Dokhi Fassihian on the Recent UN Human Rights Resolution on Iran

Podcast 42: An Inteview with Dokhi Fassihian on the Recent UN Human Rights Resolution on Iran

December 2, 2011

Ever wonder why UN human rights resolutions on Iran are important? In this week’s Weekly Rights Podcast, we talk to Dokhi Fassihian of United 4 Iran, a global network of human rights activists. Ms. Fassihian talks about the recent resolution passed by the UN on the situation of human rights in Iran. She tells us ...

Weekly Rights Podcast 37

Weekly Rights Podcast 37

September 26, 2011

In this week’s Weekly Rights Podcast: The Campaign speaks out about Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s visit to the UN General Assembly in New York; American hikers Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal are released from prison; seven documentary filmmakers are arrested and charged with espionage on behalf of BBC Persian; 17-year-old Alireza Molla-Soltani is executed; and ...

Weekly Rights Podcast 33

Weekly Rights Podcast 33

August 9, 2011

In this week’s Weekly Rights Podcast: the court reviewing the case of the three Americans arrested more than two years ago has not yet issued its ruling; UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran requests entry into the country; imprisoned actress Marzieh Vafamehr’s husband Nasser Taghvai appeals on behalf of his ...

Raising Their Voices: Iranian Civil Society Reflections on the Military Option

Raising Their Voices: Iranian Civil Society Reflections on the Military Option

July 25, 2011

The possibility of a US military strike against Iran has been debated for almost a decade, since Iran’s nuclear program first gave rise to concerns about the possible development of a nuclear weapon and calls for exercising a “military option” to stop it. Some have also suggested an attack to change the government of Iran, ...

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