UN Expert Says Human Rights Should Be at the Heart of the Response to Challenges Faced in Iran
Javaid Rehman was appointed as the third Special Rapporteur ...
Tag : Asma Jahangir
March 12, 2018
Iran Should Stop Persecuting BBC Journalists and Threatening Their Families
Ongoing harassment of BBC Persian staff continues despite repeated UN criticism March 12, 2017—The UN should take immediate action on an appeal by the British Broadcasting Service (BBC) urging the Human Rights Council to protect journalists from an escalating campaign of ...
March 12, 2018
46 NGOs Urge UN to Renew Mandate of Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation in Iran
March 12--Ahead of the 37th session of the UN Human Rights Council, 46 Iranian and international non-governmental organizations sent a letter to all diplomatic missions based in Geneva, Switzerland urging them to vote for the renewal of ...
February 22, 2018
UN Should Keep Engaging Iran on Its Human Rights Record by Renewing Special Rapporteur’s Mandate
A Session of the UN's Human Rights Council. Rights Violations Continue Under President Rouhani’s Watch February 22, 2018 — Iran’s deteriorating human rights record requires the UN Human Rights Council to renew the ...
February 11, 2018
Defenders of Human Rights in Iran Mourn the Passing of Asma Jahangir
February 11, 2018 -- It is with great sadness that we heard of the death of Ms. Asma Jahangir, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran. She passed away on February ...
December 20, 2017
UN Rights Experts Call on Iran to Annul Death Sentence Against Academic and Free Him
GENEVA (20 December 2017) – United Nations human rights experts* have appealed to Iran to annul the death sentence against an Iranian academic, saying they are deeply “disturbed” by ongoing reports of due process failings during ...
November 14, 2017
83 Countries Vote to Pass UN Resolution Expressing “Serious Concern” over Human Rights in Iran
In an overwhelming sign of international support for human rights in Iran, 83 countries approved a resolution by the UN Third Committee today criticizing the state of human rights in the Islamic Republic ...
November 7, 2017
34 NGOs Urge UNGA Member States to Support Resolution on Human Rights in Iran
Thirty-four Iranian and international NGOs, including the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI), have sent a joint letter to UN General Assembly member states urging them to support Resolution A/C.3/72/L.41, on human rights in Iran, which will be voted on next week before the ...
October 29, 2017
UN experts call on Iran to stop intimidation of BBC staff
GENEVA (27 October 2017) – Civil and criminal proceedings by Iran against BBC Persian staff and contributors must be halted, two UN human rights specialists have said. “The Iranian authorities appear to regard any affiliation with the BBC as ...
October 26, 2017
UN Special Rapporteur: Despite “Encouraging Signs,” Human Rights Deteriorating in Iran
Asma Jahangir, the special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. In presenting her semi-annual 2017 report on Iran to the United Nations General Assembly, ...
October 25, 2017
Iran Launches New Assault on Freedom of Expression With Mass Criminal Investigation of BBC Persian Staff
Popular BBC talkshow presenter Pooneh Ghoddoosi in the studio. BBC Persian Staff Appeal to UN on Iran’s “Unprecedented Collective Punishment of Journalists” Ongoing attempts by hardline officials in Iran to stifle freedom ...
August 31, 2017
UN Expert Concerned at Condition of Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Iran
GENEVA (31 August 2017)- The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran, Asma Jahangir, today expressed her deep concern about the situation of a number ...