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  HRC58: Joint Interactive Dialogue with the UNSR & FFM on Iran
  On March 18, during the 58th session’s 34th meeting, the Human Rights Council hosted a joint interactive dialogue with Dr. Mai Sato, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, as well as Sara Hossain Shaheen Sardar Ali and Viviana Krsticevic, the 3 experts of the Independent International… Read more: HRC58: Joint Interactive Dialogue with the UNSR & FFM on Iran
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  Joint Statement: Extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran and continue independent investigations into serious human rights violations in Iran
  To: Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council Your Excellency, We, the undersigned Iranian and international human rights organizations, call your attention to the ongoing full-fledged human rights crisis in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and urge your government to support the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on… Read more: Joint Statement: Extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran and continue independent investigations into serious human rights violations in Iran
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  A/HRC/58/62: SR on Iran Mai Sato’s 1st Report to the Human Rights Council
  On Wednesday March 12, Dr. Mai Sato, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, published her first report to the UN Human Rights Council. The HRC’s 58th session is currently underway, and will host both Dr. Sato the Fact-Finding Mission on Iran’s 3 experts for a joint… Read more: A/HRC/58/62: SR on Iran Mai Sato’s 1st Report to the Human Rights Council
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  Human Rights Council: 58th Session
  Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

  24 February to 4 April 2025
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  Joint Statement: The Islamic Republic of Iran appoints Nasser Seraj—infamous for involvement in gross human rights violations—as head of its top human rights body
  On Saturday, February 8, Judge Nasser Seraj was appointed by the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s judiciary as the new head of the High Council for Human Rights, the country’s top human rights institution. The High Council, part of the judiciary branch, is the principal interlocutor with UN human rights mechanisms and States… Read more: Joint Statement: The Islamic Republic of Iran appoints Nasser Seraj—infamous for involvement in gross human rights violations—as head of its top human rights body
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  Universal Periodic Review: 48th Session
  4th Cycle · Review of the Islamic Republic of Iran

  24 January 2025
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  Joint Statement Condemning Recent Arrests in Ahwaz Region (Khuzestan)
  We, the signatory organizations, express our deep concern over the recent wave of arrests in Ahwaz Region (officially known as Khuzestan). In recent days, dozens of civil activists, poets, and social media users have been arbitrarily arrested. These measures have been carried out along with violent attacks on homes, threats to families and confiscation of… Read more: Joint Statement Condemning Recent Arrests in Ahwaz Region (Khuzestan)
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  بیانیه مشترک سازمان‌های حقوق بشری در محکومیت بازداشت‌های اخیر در اقلیم اهواز (خوزستان) 
  ما، سازمان‌های امضاکننده، نگرانی عمیق خود را نسبت به موج گسترده بازداشت‌های اخیر در اقلیم اهواز (خوزستان) اعلام می‌داریم. در روزهای اخیر، ده‌ها تن از فعالان مدنی، شاعران و کاربران شبکه‌های اجتماعی به‌طور خودسرانه و بدون رعایت اصول دادرسی عادلانه بازداشت شده‌اند.  این اقدامات همراه با یورش‌های خشونت‌آمیز به منازل، تهدید خانواده‌ها و ضبط اموال… Read more: بیانیه مشترک سازمان‌های حقوق بشری در محکومیت بازداشت‌های اخیر در اقلیم اهواز (خوزستان) 
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  UN General Assembly · 79th Session: Plenary Vote on Iran Resolution
  On December 17, during the 53rd plenary meeting of its 79th session, the UN General Assembly adopted the resolution on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. You can read the full draft resolution put forward by Canada via the UN Digital Library, as well as Impact Iran’s analysis of language changes in… Read more: UN General Assembly · 79th Session: Plenary Vote on Iran Resolution