[composite-logos] During the UPR review at the UN Human Rights Council, the government not only gave a grossly distorted account of the situation in the country; it rejected key specific recommendations on freedom of expression, association and assembly, which it denounced as politically motivated, while accepting other more generic recommendations.
Open Letter to President Obama from UCSD’s “Students for Civil Rights in Iran”
From Students for Civil Rights in Iran at University of California, San Diego (SCI): In a pledge he made on March 21, 2010, President Obama promised...
Report of the Secretary General on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran – 2010
Download report (PDF) United Nations A/65/370 15 September 2010 Original: English Promotion and protection of human rights: human rights situations...
Send e-letters to the UN’s Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
This action is no longer active. Click HERE to access the e-Letter Background The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention was established by resolution...
UN General Assembly: Rally Day (Gallery & video – Sept 23, 2010)
On the day of Ahmadinejad's address to the United Nations, several activist groups from across the United States and Canada, including UASDI and New...
Take Action! Send e-letters in support of Iran’s 7 Baha’i Leaders (letters in English & Farsi)
Update September 18, 2010: The Baha'i leaders' sentences have been "halved" to 10 years prison. The ENGLISH letters below have been edited to...
Take Action! Send e-Letters demanding the IRI improve prison conditions & provide medical care!
We encourage everyone to send e-letters to (1) UN Officials, Heads of State, Foreign Ministers, as well as to (2) the embassies of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in order to address the mental and physical state of the IRI’s prisoners of conscience; many of whom are subjected to gruesome prison conditions and denied medical treatment. A number of prisoners are suffering serious health problems exacerbated by the atrocious prison conditions. The IRI is targeting prisoners of conscience by forcing them to endure overcrowding, disease, unsanitary conditions, malnutrition, and low-quality food, all while restricting or refusing prisoners access to medical care. There have been several confirmed reports of rancid food, germ-ridden bedding, and arbitrarily-restricted access to medical care.
Amnesty International Report: Iran – Election Contested, Repression Compounded
Click here to download the Amnesty International Report: Iran - Election Contested Repression Compounded.
Investigate Suspicious Death of Medical Doctor Witness to Torture at Kahrizak
(November 25, 2009) In a letter to Iranian authorities, human rights organizations expressed serious concerns about the recent suspicious death of...
Letter to Members of the United Nations on Human Rights in Iran – November 2009
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