In Exclusive Interview With RoozBy Sara Samavati As the November 24th deadline for nuclear talks between Iran and the so called P5+1 major powers draws near, Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani’s latest remarks speak of optimism if the West reduces its demands while the British foreign minister Philip Hammond is not “optimistic” about the talks […]
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UN women’s rights resolution passed despite backlash
A UN General Assembly committee has agreed a landmark first resolution on women’s rights defenders such as Malala Yousafzai, despite a hard fought campaign by an alliance including the Vatican to weaken the measure. A Norwegian-led coalition, which has prepared the resolution for months, had to delete language that condemned “all forms of violence […]
UN General Assembly To Vote On Iran Rights Resolution
The United Nations General Assembly is expected to vote on a resolution criticizing Iran for widespread human rights abuses.
UN Resolution Intensifies International Pressure on Iran
Wide Margin of 83-to-31 Vote with Broad Cross-Regional Support Resolution Calls for Release of Prisoners of Conscience The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran welcomes today’s passage of a resolution by the United Nations Third Committee of the General Assembly calling on the government of Iran to stop its massive human rights […]
Worker protests reach no resolution
Over 600 metalworkers gathered in front of Iranian ministry of labour and social security as negotiations with government officials regarding their demands reached an impasse.
United Nations Human Rights Council endorsed a resolution of freedom on the Internet
A Victory for the Internet In a ground-breaking vote on an issue that affects all of us, the United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday endorsed a resolution upholding the principle of freedom of expression and information on the Internet.
UN Resolution Condemns Rights Abuses In Iran
The UN General Assembly’s rights committee has passed a resolution condemning human rights abuses in Iran.
EU resolution on Iran, recent breaches of human rights against Minorities and Sufis
insideofiran – Whereas a state-supported defamation campaign against (Shia) Nematullahi Sufis depicting all forms of mysticism as satanic and persecuting Sufi worshippers, is continuing, the most glaring example being the armed attack in Kavar in September 2011, which killed one person and left others seriously injured;
IAEA Backs World Powers’ Resolution To Intensify Pressure On Iran Over Nuclear Program
The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog has backed a resolution drawn up by the world’s major powers to increase pressure on Iran over its secretive nuclear program.
World Powers Voice ‘Increasing Concern’ About Iran In IAEA Draft Resolution
The major world powers have agreed on a joint resolution aimed at intensifying pressure on Iran to address “deep and increasing concern” about its controversial nuclear program.