Defenders of human rights in Iran mourn the passing of Asma Jahangir
Sunday 11 February Defenders of human rights in Iran mourn the passing of Asma Jahangir It is with great sadness that we heard of the death of Ms. Asma Jahangir, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran. She passed away on February 11, 2018, and defenders of human rights, particularly those in Iran, […]
Turk civil right activist on hunger strike in Iran
Turk civil rights activist Siamak Mirzaee was Imprisoned and Tortured. He is on hunger strike from 17 June 2017. In March 2017, Mr. Siamak Mirzaee, Turk civil rights activist, was sentenced to 10 years in prison and two of exile to the town of Tabas, center of #Iran. According to reliable sources report to #Ahraz, […]
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed
34. In February 2015, Azerbaijani rights activist Mr. Ali Reza’i was arrested. At the time of this writing, his whereabouts or charges — if any — were unknown.134 55.Mr. Latif Hassani, an Azerbaijani minority political activist and Secretary of the Yeni Gamoh Party, was reportedly arrested on 22 January 2013 in Karaj (Alborz Province) and […]
Shahin Khyavi minority issues forum – UN 25/11/2014[ Video]
Shahin Khyavi: Ethnic Turks live in Iranian Azerbaijan’s provinces and other parts of the country. They are exposed to different intensities of violence. In this intervention I will talk about various forms of violence directed against Turks in Iran. The totalitarian nature of Iranian Governmen t and formation of an ideological identity in the society […]
March 2014 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
March 2014 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, presented to the 25th Session of the Human Rights Council… Read full report here: Read the full report with annexes (PDF) Annex I : Categories of imprisoned persons (PDF) Annex II: Case summaries (PDF) Source: Ahmet Shaheed website