Iran’s Commissioner of Human Rights Mohammad Javad Larijani says his office is making a concentrated effort to change capital punishment linked to drug charges, which would result in a considerable decline in executions in Iran. The Islamic Republic has been repeatedly criticized by international organizations and Western countries for the high number of executions in […]
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Iranian official complains to UN about rapporteur’s “bias”
According to aeport by Radio Zamaneh, the head of the Iranian judiciary’s Human Rights Headquarters has written to the United Nation’s High Commissioner of Human Rights to denounce the “biased positions and unprofessional performance” of the UN’s human rights rapporteur for Iran. Mohammad Javad Larijani’s official letter has been published in the Iranian media. […]
Left Behind By Iranian Delegation in Geneva, Larijani Attacks the UN from Tehran
A leading Iranian official held a press conference in Tehran today attacking the UN Human Rights Council, the Secretary General, and the Special Rapporteur for their reports on cases of violations of human rights in Iran. Meanwhile, members of the Iranian delegation in Geneva and supporting NGOs spoke to the International Campaign for Human […]
Official says Karroubi, Mousavi cases being processed
Mohammad Javad Larijani, the head of Iran’s Judiciary Committee for Human Rights, says the legal files of MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, the leaders of the 2009 election protests, are being processed. ISNA reports that Larijani claimed the process has been prolonged because of “their good record in the Islamic Republic.” MirHosein Mousavi was […]
Iran continues to refuse entry to UN rapporteur
Iran’s Human Rights chief, Mohammad Javad Larijani has stressed once more that Ahmad Shaheed, UN Rapporteur on Human Rights for Iran will not be allowed enter Iran adding that Shaheed lacks credibility because his only source of information is “anti-regime websites.” Larijani told Mehr News Agency: “Ahmad Shaheed in his reports refers to individuals […]