Source: news.bahai.org UNITED NATIONS — A committee of the United Nations General Assembly today condemned Iran for its continuing violations of human rights, the 30th such resolution since 1985. By a vote of 83 to 30 with…
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UN Human Rights Council – 36th Session
Source: www.bic.org Agenda Item 10 GENEVA—28 September 2017 Mr. President, The people of Yemen are all suffering under an extremely dire humanitarian situation, and their strife appears to be daily increasing. Furthermore, Yemeni Bahá’ís, as a…
Iran’s Persecution of Baha’is Has Become More Covert
Source: Baha’i International Community UN Human Rights Council – 34st Session, March 2017 Agenda Item 4 GENEVA—15 March 2017 Mr. President, For nearly four decades, the Iranian government has tried to eliminate the Baha’i community…
UN Rights Monitor Highlights Political Repression, Abuse, Executions In Iran
Source: www.rferl.org Reformists in Iran are under pressure, detainees face torture and abuse, and people are being executed at an “alarming” rate, a UN monitor studying human rights in the tightly controlled country says. The bleak…
March 2017 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Source: iransr.org 07/03/2017 Dr. Jahangir’s Work, Reports The present report is submitted to the Human Rights Council pursuant to resolution 31/19. The report communicates developments in the human rights situation of the Islamic Republic of Iran…
UN General Assembly Rebukes Iran for Human Rights Record
Source: www.news.bahai.org NEW YORK — Today the international community firmly denounced a wide range of human rights violations in Iran. By a vote of 85 to 35 with 63 abstentions, the United Nations General Assembly approved…
A UN Committee Urges Iran to Remove Restrictions on Freedom of Thought
Source: www.bbc.com November 16, 2016 Translation by Iran Press Watch A UN Committee has urged the Iranian Government to end “arbitrary arrests” and “enforced disappearances”, and has expressed serious concern regarding severe restrictions on freedom of…
Iran’s Human Rights Failures Condemned by World Community
Source: news.bahai.org 16 November 2016 UNITED NATIONS — The UN yesterday expressed serious concerns about “severe limits” on the right to freedom of religion or belief in Iran, and specifically about the ongoing persecution of Iranian…
Ban Ki-Moon Troubled by Lack of Progress on Human Rights in Iran
Source: www.theguardian.com UN secretary general highlights ‘alarming rate’ of executions, unfair trials and arbitrary detentions in 19-page report Ban Ki-moon with Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani at the UN in New York in September. Critics say the…
UN: Iranian Authorities Inciting Hatred, Persecuting Baha’i Minority
Source: www.rferl.org June 08, 2016 UN human rights experts say Iranian officials are inciting hatred against members of Iran’s Baha’i religious minority. A statement issued on June 8 by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights…
March 2016 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Source: shaheedoniran.org Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran to the thirty first session of the Human Rights Council. The present report is submitted to the Human…
UN Condemns Iran for Continuing Human Rights Violations
Source: news.bahai.org UNITED NATIONS — The UN expressed “serious concern” yesterday over Iran’s continuing human rights violations, affirming that increased engagement with the international community on some fronts does not mean that Iran is no longer…
October 2015 report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Source: shaheedoniran.org 27/10/2015 Summary The Secretary-General has the honor to transmit the fifth report on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran submitted by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human…
UN Votes for Continued Monitoring of Human Rights in Iran
Source: Baha’i World News Service GENEVA — In a clear rejection of Iran’s claim that the human rights situation in that country has improved, the UN Human Rights Council today extended the mandate of its…
Iran’s UPR Response Offers Bleak Outlook for Baha’is and Human Rights
Source: Bahai World News Service 19 March 2015 GENEVA — Iran’s limited and conditional acceptance of just two out of ten recommendations made by other governments about its ongoing persecution of Baha’is today suggests there…
UN Human Rights Council extends mandate of Iran monitor
[BWNS 23 March 2012] GENEVA — The United Nations Human Rights Council has voted by an overwhelming margin for a continuing investigation into human rights violations in Iran. Yesterday’s vote of 22 to 5 with 20…