Violations escalate with impunity; Non-Western powers urged to take leadership on human rights crisis (November 21, 2012) -- Human rights and press...
News Release: UN Experts Call for Independent and Impartial Investigation Into Death in Custody of Blogger
GENEVA (15 November 2012) – A group of United Nations experts today urged the Government of Iran to undertake a thorough, independent and impartial...
Iranian Diaspora Worries About War, Sanctions and Human Rights
[This article first appeared in Al-Monitor. The original posting can be found here.] By Roxana Saberi (November 14, 2012) - As President Obama...
United for Iran Welcomes New Human Rights Sanctions, Urges Further Action
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 9, 2012) - Yesterday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury designated four Iranian officials and five Iranian entities as...
United for Iran Urges Indonesia to Promote Human Rights in its Relations with Iran
As President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono conclude talks in Bali, Indonesia today, United for Iran...
News Release: UN human Rights Experts Urge Immediate Release of Sakharov Prize Winners
GENEVA (1 November 2012) – A group of United Nations independent experts called for the immediate release from prison of Nasrin Sotoudeh, a...
United for Iran Report: Dismal Global Response to Iran’s Human Rights Crisis Since 2009
فارسی UNGA and UN Secretary-General should strengthen action (October 24, 2012) – Washington, D.C. – In an unprecedented study released today,...
News Release: UN Special Rapporteurs outraged with recent executions in Iran
GENEVA (23 October 2012) – Three United Nations independent experts on the situation of human rights in Iran, summary executions and torture...
News Alert:UN Special Rapporteurs Call for the Immediate Halt of Executions, Including Eleven Scheduled for Tomorrow
GENEVA (12 October 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteurs on the situation of human rights in Iran, summary executions and torture...
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”...