Iranian citizens face injustice every day. Here are seven of the most major human rights violations you should know about. 1) Systematic crackdown...
UN rights experts call on Iran to halt execution of second juvenile offender in two weeks
GENEVA (16 January 2018) – UN human rights experts* have appealed to Iran to halt the execution of Abolfazl Chezani Sharahi, who was 15 when he was...
UN Special Rapporteur Reports “Deeply Troubling Picture” Inside Iran
(October 12, 2012) - The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, has reported a “deeply troubling picture”...
UN Human Rights Committee Sharply Criticizes Increasing Flogging Sentences in Iran
As flogging sentences issued and carried out by Iranian judges and judicial authorities are on the rise, during a meeting of the UN Human Rights...
UN Report Documents Iran’s Human Rights Crisis
(15 October 2011) The Iranian government should immediately allow access to the UN appointed Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed to address Iran’s...
The situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran – Report of the Secretary-General
Summary The present report is submitted in accordance with General Assembly solution 65/226, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General...
Prisoner of Conscience Brutally Flogged for Insulting Ahmadinejad
Just a few minutes before his release from prison on Sunday, 9 October, student activist Payman Aref received 74 lashes on the charge of insulting...
Actress Sentenced to One Year in Prison and 90 Lashes for Pretending to Drink Alcohol and Shaving Head
A source close to the case of actress Marzieh Vafamehr spoke with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran about her sentence of one year...
Mothers of Killed Protesters Seek UN Support to Find Their Children’s Murderers
Only two weeks before the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran is to present his report, two mothers of the post-election...
Tehran Police Illegally Enter Homes and Destroy Satellite Dishes
In the past week, Tehran Police Special Operations forces came together with plainclothes forces and, as part of a continuing operation, raided...