Nagmeh Abedini, the wife of 33-year-old U.S. Pastor Saeed Abedini, imprisoned in Iran, has gone before the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva to plead for help in securing his release. The Iranian-American was arrested in September and is a prisoner in in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison.The Iranian authorities took him into custody […]
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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 […]
UN Members Strongly Criticize Executions and Lack of Basic Freedoms in Iran
At Monday’s meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed presented his report on the situation of human rights in Iran. Following his presentation, representatives of member countries, NGOs, and the Iranian delegation offered their responses. In the 10-minute presentation of his statement, Shaheed said he had made several […]
“Personal attacks on UN Officials Show Iranians Not Free to Express Opinions,” Says Ahmed Shaheed
On Friday, March 14, 2014, Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran, held a press conference at the UN in Geneva to discuss his new report to the Human Rights Council. When asked about his opinion on the personal attacks made on him and the UN […]
UN Rapporteur Slams Iran for Lack of Judiciary Independence and Execution Surge
Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, released his third report to the UN Human Rights Council today, emphasizing alarm over the surge in the number of executions, as well as lack of independence of the Iranian Judiciary. For his research the Special Rapporteur interviewed more than […]