From Shahrivar,11,1390 ( September,2, 2011) of this year an unprecedented wave of pressure have been began on the Gonabadi Dervishes and so far the process is going on .
Tag: Rights
UN Resolution Condemns Rights Abuses In Iran
The UN General Assembly’s rights committee has passed a resolution condemning human rights abuses 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.”
One month since his arrest, Houman Fakhar remains incommunicado
Even though a month has gone by since the arrest of children’s rights activist and member of One Million Signatures Campaign Houman Fakhar, there is still no news of him.
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 […]
Women urged to put their stamp on Arab Spring
Reuters – Women should voice demands about their rights during the popular uprisings sweeping the Arab world to avoid being short-changed by post-revolutionary governments, Iranian Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi said.
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.