Iran’s Intelligence Agency in the city of Kamyaran, Kurdistan Province, has increased pressure on the family of Karim Rahmani and threatened his father repeatedly. Karim (Rebin) Rahmani is a Kurdish human rights activist who was forced to flee Iran after he was released from prison.
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Mothers of Park Laleh: Human Rights Violations Reaching Record High in Iran
The following statement has been released by Mothers of Park Laleh on the International Day Against Death Penalty, October 10, 2011:
UN Human Rights Committee Drills Iran on Treaty Violations
The UN Human Rights Committee, the expert treaty body tasked with reviewing countries’ compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), confronted the Iranian government delegation with grave violations of the treaty on 17 and 18 October in Geneva.
UN Human Rights Committee Sharply Criticizes Increasing Flogging Sentences in Iran
As flogging sentences issued and carried out by Iranian judges and judicial authorities are on the rise, during a meeting of the UN Human Rights Committee today in which the Iranian government’s compliance with the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is under review, members of the Committee sharply criticized Iranian authorities at […]
Reports of human rights abuses in Iran on rise: U.N by Reuters.
Reuters – Human rights violations in Iran appear to be increasing, with political activists, journalists and others often facing persecution, a U.N. rights investigator said in a report released on Monday.
Rights rapporteur issues report on Iran
Ahmad Shaheed, the special UN rapporteur, has published his first report on the state of human rights in Iran.
UN Report Documents Iran’s Human Rights Crisis
The Iranian government should immediately allow access to the UN appointed Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed to address Iran’s ongoing human rights crisis, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today, following the release of Shaheed’s interim report.
Report of the Secretary General on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran
On 15 September 2011, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon published a report on the situation of human rights in Iran. The report describes the situation of human rights in Iran and provides recommendations for the Iranian government’s compliance with UN resolutions. Download PDF of report http://iranhumanrights.org/wp-content/uploads/Sept_2011_Secretary_General_Report.pdf
The Human Rights House of Iran Launches “Anti-Death Penalty Committee”
As the World Day against Death Penalty approaches, the Human Rights House of Iran has launched its “Anti-Death Penalty Committee”
EU expands sanctions against Iran over human rights abuses
Associated Press – BRUSSELS — The European Union has expanded sanctions against Iran because of continued human rights abuses.