September 14, 2022

Interview: Mansour Farhang on How a UN Special Rapporteur Was “Deceived on Human Rights” in Iran

A recent trip by a UN special rapporteur to Iran could have been a historic moment—had she responded to an open ...

October 4, 2018

Fact Sheets and Infographics on Human Rights in Iran

These fact sheets and infographics have been produced by the Center for Human Rights in Iran on issues including deaths of political prisoners in state custody, ...

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 ...

March 14, 2016

Why the UN Human Rights Mechanisms Must Continue to Monitor Iran’s Human Rights Situation

This video explains why it is so imperative that the United Nations Human Rights Council ensures the Special Rapporteur and other UN mechanisms continue their critical work of monitoring Iran’s human rights situation, given the severe rights violations that persist in Iran and Tehran’s refusal ...

September 4, 2015