GENEVA (20 September 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteurs on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, and freedom of religion or belief, Heiner Bielefeldt, welcomed the release of a Christian Pastor charged with apostasy, but expressed deep concern over the arrest and detention of hundreds of […]
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UN General Secretary Alarmed by Vast Human Rights Violations in Iran
Posted by IHRV On September – 11 – 2012 A Weekly Report on Human Rights Violations in Iran from August 25 to September 2, 2012.
Larijani Attacks UN Mechanisms, Calls Shaheed “Irrelevant”
Commentary: Shortly after Ban Ki-moon left Tehran, Iranian Human Rights Council head Mohammad Javad Larijani criticized the UN’s human rights mechanisms publicly, including the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran, on Iran’s State TV. (ISNA)
UN’s Ban Ki-moon urges Iran to release opposition leaders, activists
The voices of Iranian people must be must during next year’s presidential election, secretary general tells audience at Tehran university.
As Iranian Hosts Watch, Egyptian and U.N. Leaders Rebuke Syria
Iran’s triumphal stewardship of the Nonaligned Movement summit meeting here veered off script Thursday when the two most prominently featured guest speakers, President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt and the United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, denounced the repression of the armed uprising in Syria, a close Iranian ally.
UN Chief Slams Iran On Rights
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Tehran on August 29 to attend the summit of nations from the Nonaligned Movement (NAM) and wasted no time making good on pledges to press Iran on key issues causing regional and world tensions.
UN Chief Arrives In Tehran For NAM Summit
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in Tehran to attend the Nonaligned Movement (NAM) summit and hold talks with top Iranian leaders.
UN’s Ban To Press Tehran On Nuclear Drive, Rights
A spokesman for Ban Ki-moon has that the UN chief will stress to Iranian leaders this week that they must take “urgent” action on the country’s nuclear program and human rights.
Tehran Welcomes Ban Ki-moon, Ignores Ahmed Shaheed
Over the past few days, hundreds of Iranians have engaged in a letter-writing campaign to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, as he prepares to visit Tehran to attend the Non-Aligned Movement Conference.
UN Envoy Says Iran ‘Will Never Stop’ Enrichment
Iran’s envoy to the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency has vowed that the Islamic republic “will never stop” its controversial uranium enrichment program.