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Tag : ahmed shaheed

October 29, 2015

Iran Should Allow UN Human Rights Expert into Country

International Community Should Pursue Human Rights with Same Commitment as the Nuclear Deal October 29, 2015—The international community should urge Iranian authorities to allow the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, into the country, said ...

July 29, 2015

Iran’s State Media Launches Yet Another Attack on U.N. Special Rapporteur

Allegations against Dr. Ahmed Shaheed Unsubstantiated and Questioned by WikiLeaks Ever desperate to discredit the work and person of UN Special Rapporteur for human rights in Iran Ahmed Shaheed, news agencies in Iran run by the ...

March 18, 2014

Left Behind By Iranian Delegation in Geneva, Larijani Attacks the UN from Tehran

Mohammad Javad Larijani, Head of the Iranian Judiciary's Human Rights Council, held a press conference in Tehran today attacking the UN Human Rights Council, the Secretary General, and the Special Rapporteur for their reports ...

March 17, 2014

UN Members Strongly Criticize Executions and Lack of Basic Freedoms in Iran

At Monday’s meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed presented his report on the situation of human rights in Iran. Following his presentation, representatives of member countries, NGOs, and the Iranian delegation offered their responses. ...

March 15, 2014

“Personal attacks on UN Officials Show Iranians Not Free to Express Opinions,” Says Ahmed Shaheed

Ahmed Shaheed asked the Iranian Government to allow him to visit the country so that he can have discussions with the government and the civil society in order ...

March 13, 2014

UN Rapporteur Slams Iran for Lack of Judiciary Independence and Execution Surge

For his research the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran interviewed more than 130 individuals in Iran and outside Iran who provided testimonies about human rights abuses, and received written reports from human ...

March 13, 2014

Joint Letter on Iran to the Human Rights Council

Support Resolution to Renew the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran. March 12, 2014 To: Member States of the Human Rights Council Your Excellency, We, the undersigned human rights and civil ...

April 10, 2013

Podcast 57: Dr. Ahmed Shaheed on Elections, Women’s Rights

Referencing “key opposition leaders in detention” and “quite serious webs of arrests of journalists,” Dr. Ahmed Shaheed says, “In an election year, these kinds of activities can negate any sense of a legitimate free and fair election.” The ...

June 29, 2012

UN Special Rapporteurs Condemn Ongoing Executions in Iran

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 ...

May 7, 2012

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

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 ...

April 13, 2012

Cartoon 1: Welcome, Mr. Rapporteur

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March 22, 2012

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

(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 ...

March 22, 2012

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

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, ...

March 21, 2012

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

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 ...

March 20, 2012

Joint Letter Urging Support for the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur in Iran

The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, along with 20 global human rights organizations, signed a letter in support of the mandate extension for the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmad Shaheed. The letter calls ...

March 12, 2012

Special Rapporteur Receives Widespread Support in Human Rights Council

Iranian Delegate Responds Angrily Without Addressing Report's Content Head of Iran's Human Rights Council Mohammad Javad ...

August 3, 2011

New UN Special Rapporteur on Iran calls on the Government for full co-operation with his mandate

GENEVA – The new United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, appealed to the Iranian government to extend its full co-operation with his mandate as required by the UN Human Rights Council. ...

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