(5 December 2011) Today, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran launched a project to help build support for the release of imprisoned human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and highlight the tragic situation of Iranian prisoners of conscience. The launch coincides with the occasion of Human Rights Day, which is celebrated worldwide on […]
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Meeting of the Delegation for Relations with Iran – Exchange of views of NGO `s
InsideofIran – Brussels 29th of November at 15.00 hrs meeting of the Delegation for Relations with Iran. Exchange of views of NGO `s on the current situation of civil society in Iran.
EU resolution on Iran, recent breaches of human rights against Minorities and Sufis
insideofiran – Whereas a state-supported defamation campaign against (Shia) Nematullahi Sufis depicting all forms of mysticism as satanic and persecuting Sufi worshippers, is continuing, the most glaring example being the armed attack in Kavar in September 2011, which killed one person and left others seriously injured;
Iran’s Human Rights Case Might End Up at the Security Council, Says the UN Special Rapporteur
Omid MemarianAward Winning JournalistAhmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, believes that if Tehran does not cooperate with his mandate and continues on the current path in ignoring international mechanisms to monitor the worsening human rights crisis in the country, Iran’s human rights case might eventually end […]
Authorities prolong case of detained lawyer
The wife of detained human rights lawyer Abdolfattah Soltani says the prolonged detention of her husband under unknown conditions is “immoral and illegal.”
Ardeshir Amir Arjomand Requests Immediate Attention by UN Special Rapporteur to the Recent Human Rights Violations in Iran
November 9th, 2011 [Kaleme] In a letter addressed to Mr. Ahmed Shaheed, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran, Dr. Ardeshir Amir Arjomand, spokesperson for the Coordination Council of the Green Path of Hope, asks the Special Rapporteur for his immediate pursuit of and attention to the most recent human rights violations in […]
Dr. Azmayesh’s letter to Dr.Ahmed Shaheed
Dear Mr Ahmed Shaheed Following your preliminary report on the human rights abuses in Iran, unfortunately the oppressor ruling government of Iran has increased its pressures on its people and the incidents of human rights violations in order to show they have no respect for you, nor for the United Nations High Commissioner for […]
UN Committee Says Iran Fails to Uphold the Majority of Civil and Political Rights
On 4 November 2011, the United Nations Human Rights Committee issued its concluding observations regarding Iran’s record of upholding civil and political rights.
UN human rights body concerned over executions and minority rights
The United Nations committee tasked with reviewing compliance with international human rights treaties today voiced concern over Iran’s record on upholding the rights of religious and ethnic minorities, and the increasing number of executions in the country.
Cyrus The Great
Cyrus Charter of Human Rights CylinderFirst Charter of Human Rights The charter of Cyrus the Great, a baked-clay Aryan language (Old Persian) cuneiform cylinder, was discovered in 1878 in excavation of the site of Babylon. In it, Cyrus the Great described his human treatment of the inhabitants of Babylonia after its conquest by the […]