New York, 25 July – A court in Yazd has recently sentenced a man convicted of the public murder of a Baha’i to just 11 years in prison and 2 years...
United for Iran joins call for the renewal the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
United for Iran has joined 33 other human rights NGOs in a call for the renewal of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human...
United for Iran demands the release of Iranian political prisoners
President Hassan Rouhani delivered a speech for the United Nations General Assembly today as 1252 political prisoners –– individuals arrested for...
Human Rights Organizations Call to Renew UN Special Rapporteur
United for Iran joins twenty six leading international human rights organizations in urging the members of the UN Human Rights Council to renew the...
Special Rapporteur Report on Iran to be Livestreamed from UNHRC
The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, Dr. Ahmad Shaheed, has released his most recent report on the state of human...
Press Release: “Stop the executions” – UN rights experts alarmed at the sharp increase in hangings in Iran
GENEVA (22 January 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteurs on the situation of human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, and on summary...
#IranVote for Human Rights
To: Member States of the UN General Assembly Your Excellency: We, the undersigned human rights and civil society organizations, write to urge your...
An Urgent Call to End Stoning Now
On March 8th at the 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women, a group of women's rights activists will be hosting a panel discussion on...
Join us in supporting human rights in Iran as you finalize your end of the year giving
United for Iran began in the summer of 2009 as a cry from the heart. During the events following the disputed presidential elections, the world...
United for Iran welcomes the UN General Assembly’s condemnation of human rights abuses
NEW YORK – (December 21, 2012) – Yesterday, the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to condemn the Iranian Government for “serious...