United Nations Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed today called on the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the international community to seize the opportunity created by the agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme to address the human rights situation in the country. Mr. Shaheed congratulated all parties to the negotiation for reaching an agreement […]
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UN Special Rapporteur Urges Iran To Address Rights Violations
A United Nations human rights envoy has urged Tehran to address human rights issues highlighted in a UN report. Ahmed Shaheed, the UN’s special rapporteur on Iran, said the report and its recommendations were aimed at helping to improve the human rights situation in the country. Shaheed told RFE/RL that the sooner Tehran “begins […]
UN Special Rapporteur Hopes New President Will Allow Visits, Officials Reticent
Although the United Nations Special Rapporteur for human rights in Iran remains hopeful that Iran’s new administration will take a different tactic from its predecessor and allow him to visit the country, last week’s statements by Iranian Judiciary and Foreign Ministry officials indicated that the refusal will likely continue. In an August 24 interview […]
Renewed attacks on the mandate of UN Special Rapporteur
FIDH and its member organization, the League for the Defence of Human Rights in Iran (LDDHI), express their disappointment at recent statements by Iranian high-level officials regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran’s persistent rejection of the mandate of UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. FIDH […]