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24 Human Rights Groups Call for a UN Special Session to Address Repression in Iran
Arseh Sevom joins 23 other organizations to call for a special session of the UN to address repression and state violence in Iran
Human Rights Groups Call for the Release of Protesters in Iran
At least 7,000 people have also been arrested, according to one parliamentarian. Those detained since the protests began include journalists and human rights defenders. The undersigned organizations are seriously concerned about the fate and whereabouts of the
Iran Human Rights Review: United Nations
The current issue of the Iran Human Rights Review focuses on the United Nations. The universal periodic review of Iran’s efforts to address human rights abuses will occur at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights just a few hours later. It’s a go
Iran: Sotoudeh Ends Hunger Strike, Maleki Calls for an End to Bad Rule
All over the world people who care about the fate of Nasrin Sotoudeh breathed a collective sigh of relief as word came in that her demands […]
Open Letter to Ban Ki Moon to meet with Mir Hussein Mousavi upon his visit to Iran
More than 400 human rights defenders, civil society activists, journalists, and academics have written a letter to Ban Ki Moon asking him to visit Mir Hussein […]
Summary of Findings from UN Report on Human Rights in Iran
All you need to know: a quick breakdown of findings from Dr. Ahmed Shaheed’s UN report This summary provides readers with a quick overview of […]
Report on the Human Rights Council
The Democracy Coalition Project recently issued a report reviewing the effectiveness of the Human Rights Council. They noted that despite concern about the human rights situation in Iran, no country mandate was established to review the situation there.