Iranians are facing serious rights abuses, despite President Hassan Rouhani’s numerous promises to respect people’s rights following his June 14, 2013, electoral victory, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2014.Authorities have released some prominent political prisoners but executions continued at high rates. Officials continued to detain many civil society activists and leading […]
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Withdraw Cabinet Nominee Implicated in Abuses
(August 8, 2013) – Iran’s new president, Hassan Rouhani, should immediately withdraw his nomination of Mostafa Pour-Mohammadi for the post of justice minister, Reporters Without Borders, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, and Human Rights Watch said today. Rouhani presented the list of his nominees for cabinet posts to the Iranian parliament […]
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.
Leaders guilty of rights abuses banned from Olympics
LONDON (AFP) — World leaders and politicians guilty of human rights abuses will be banned from entering Britain for the 2012 London Olympics, the foreign ministry said Wednesday.
General Assembly Condemns Iranian Regime’s Abuses
The UN General Assembly has approved a resolution denouncing the serious human rights abuses occurring in the Islamic Republic of Iran.In a decisive vote, the United Nations General Assembly has approved a resolution denouncing the serious human rights abuses occurring in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
UN Resolution Condemns Rights Abuses In Iran
The UN General Assembly’s rights committee has passed a resolution condemning human rights abuses in Iran.
Iran must acknowledge abuses before UN Committee : Amnesty International
The Iranian authorities will make a farce of a UN Committee hearing into Iran’s human rights record unless they acknowledge current and past abuses, Amnesty International warned today.
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.
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.