Ahmad Shaheed, the special UN rapporteur, has published his first report on the state of human rights in Iran.
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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.
UN human rights experts condemn executions in Iran
Ahmed Shaheed and three other special United Nation Rapporteurs have condemned the hanging of 17-year-old Alireza Mollasoltani and called for a halt to executions in Iran.
A Moving Letter from Dr. Maleki to UN Special Rapporteur
Dr. Mohammad Maleki, the first president of Tehran University after the revolution, has written an open letter to Dr. Ahmad Shaheed, the Special Rapporteur appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council.
We welcome the United Nations, and ask that you please allow Ahmed Shaheed entry into your country
UK Charge d’Affaires in a response to Mahmoud Ahamadinejad’s comments about the recent riots in Britain said any investigators are welcome in their country and asked that Iran do the same and allow entry to the UN Special Rapporteur.
UN Rights Investigator Appeals for Iranian Access
A newly appointed U.N. special investigator has renewed calls for Iran to cooperate in a probe of alleged human rights abuses.
A Letter to Dr. Ahmed Shaheed The UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran by a Former Diplomat
“Speak the truth and shame the devil.”Dear Dr. Ahmad Shahid,What compelled me to write this letter is the fact that we share a common background serving as diplomats for our countries. Such commonality brings us closer together and encourages mutual understanding of a single issue.
Iran rejects appointment of UN human rights investigator
Head of Iranian judiciary’s Human Rights Council says any international body that appoints a special human rights rapporteur for Iran is acting illegally.
Journalist Issa Saharkhiz Warns: They Plan To Kill The Protesting Prisoners Silently And Gradually
Prominent journalist and one of the founders of Society for the Defense of Press Freedom in Iran, Issa Saharkhiz, has written a letter from Rejaei Shahr prison to the UN Human Rights Special Rapporteur Dr. Ahmed Shaheed urging him to take immediate action and travel to Iran.
Families urge human rights rapporteur to urgently meet with prisoners on hunger strike
GVF – In a letter to the special rapporteur on human rights in Iran, the families of a number of political prisoners currently on hunger strike have expressed concerns over the health of their loved ones in prison. They have urged the investigator “to travel to Iran and monitor the situation of the twelve […]