Iran’s Year of Defiance and Repression: How One Woman’s Death Sparked a Nationwide Uprising
A year ago, Mahsa Jina Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish Iranian woman, died in the custody of the morality police after being arrested over alleged “improper” hijab in Tehran. Her death ignited a wave of national protests that further challenged the Islamic Republic’s autocratic rule and exposed its human rights violations, including systematic violation of women’s […]
States and UN must not let Iran lead upcoming UNForum on technology and human rights
The UN and Member States must not let the Islamic Republic of Iran make a mockery of the UN Social Forum and undermine the credibility of the institution. States must now make up for this failure. They must not let the Islamic Republic of Iran take control of the UN Social Forum and receive the undue honors associated with the function of Chair-Rapporteur.
Joint Statement: The international community must take robust action as Iran represses women and protesters
As more and more people in Iran are taking to the street – at the peril of their life – to demand truth and justice and for the Government to respect their fundamental rights, the community of states must not remain silent. States should use opportunities presented by the current sessions of the UN General […]
Joint Statement: UN Human Rights Council must hold a special session on Iran
Joint Letter: Stand with Iranian Women on International Women’s Day
The Right Honorable Ulf KristerssonPrime Minister of SwedenThe Right Honorable Tobias BillströmMinister for Foreign Affairs for Sweden
JOINT STAKEHOLDER REPORT FOR THE 34TH SESSION OF THE WORKING GROUP ON THE UNIVERSAL PERIODIC
REVIEW – NOVEMBER 2019
This submission provides an assessment of the progress made by the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI/Iran) in implementing recommendations that broadly and/or specifically addressed the rights of ethnic minorities at the outcome of the 2014 cycle of the UPR
Iran attempts to avoid accountability through UN visit
Statement of AHRAZ on the large-scale arrests related to the protests on July 24, 2021, in the Azerbaijani region of Iran in solidarity with Arab protestors in Khuzestan
The Islamic Republic of Iran must immediately release the detained Azerbaijani activists and end systemic discrimination against Azerbaijani Turks and other ethnic minorities. On July 24, 2021, the Security Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran arrested hundreds of Azerbaijani Turk activists in Tabriz. These arrests took place after Azerbaijani activists called the region’s population to show their solidarity […]
Press Release Regarding the Situation of Mr. Alireza Farshi, the imprisoned Azerbaijani Turks’ Human and Civil Rights Activist in Iran
Press Release Regarding the Situation of Mr. Alireza Farshi, the imprisoned Azerbaijani Turks’ Human and Civil Rights Activist in Iran
Joint call for the UN Human Rights Council to take urgent action on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran in relation to the repression of popular protests
Joint call for the UN Human Rights Council to take urgent action on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran in relation to the repression of popular protests