Activists from Iran, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, Sudan, Syria, and Tibet are gathering for the fifth Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy.
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Independent UN panel urges action amid ongoing human rights abuses in Syria conflict
A United Nations independent panel investigating human rights violations in Syria today called for urgent action to ensure justice for the crimes committed, adding that it will submit a list of names next month of those believed to be most responsible for the atrocities.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948 at Palais de Chaillot, Paris. The Declaration arose directly from the experience of the Second World War and represents the first global expression of rights to which all human […]
Press Release of the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights in Iran (IOPHRI)
The centre of sedition, intrigue and deception in Qom, known as “The Institute of Religions and Sects of Qom” has published a long list of the activities of the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights in Iran.
A Brief Report on Human Rights Situation in Iran in “Dey 1391” (December 31, 2012 to January 20, 2013)
Requirement to Comprehensive Observance of Ethnic Minorities’ Rights by Iranian Officials Shirin Ebadi, Human Rights Defender and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, in continuation of her monthly reports, has reviewed the human rights situation in Iran in Dey 1391 [December 31, 2012- January 20, 2013].
Human Rights: Brief News
Opposition continues against removal of prisoners to hospital in prison uniforms
Three Iranians receive human rights grant
Three Iranians are among those awarded Hellman/Hammett grants by Human Rights Watch for 2012.
Incarcerated Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh Attends Private Funeral Services for Her Late Mother
Despite efforts by Nasrin Sotoudeh’s family members to hold a public funeral service for Nasrin’s late mother at one of the mosques in Tehran, judicial and security authorities prevented such public services from taking place and Sotoudeh was instead allowed to attend a private funeral ceremony alongside her family […]
A Brief Report on Human Rights Situation in Iran in Azar 1391 [November- December 2012]
Shirin Ebadi, Human Rights Defender and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, in continuation of her monthly reports, has reviewed the human rights situation in Iran in Azar 1391 [November- December 2012].
Religious Persecution Continues In Iran
During the time of the year when millions around the world hope for “peace on earth, good will toward men,” the Iranian government continues to repress the right to religious freedom for the country’s religious minorities.