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- Joint Statement: In support and solidarity with “No Death Penalty Tuesdays” abolitionist movement in Iran
Every six hours, one person was executed in Iranian prisons in the first 20 days of August. Execution numbers have been rising every year since 2021, with at least 834 people executed in 2023, and 395 executions recorded by Iran Human Rights as of 26th August 2024. Drug-related executions remain the charges that account for… Read more: Joint Statement: In support and solidarity with “No Death Penalty Tuesdays” abolitionist movement in Iran - Joint Submission: Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD 2024)
This submission relies on a range of evidence and sources to establish the ongoing persecution of ethnic minorities, including Kurds, Baluch, Ahwazi Arabs, Azerbaijani Turks, Turkmen, who may also belong to religious minority communities, including Sunni Muslims, Sufis, Yarsan, Bahá’ís or Christians. They include testimonies from victims and witnesses; laws, decrees, and rulings; court documents;… Read more: Joint Submission: Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD 2024) - Joint Statement: Rights group appalled by Sweden’s release of convicted war criminal Hamid Nouri
Iran’s blatant strategy of hostage diplomacy continues to yield benefits, encouraging more kidnappings and unjust imprisonments. While we are relieved to see Johan Floderus and Saeed Azizi reunited with their families, where they rightfully belong, we, the undersigned, are deeply disheartened by the profound dismay of the victims of Hamed Nouri, who was unexpectedly, released… Read more: Joint Statement: Rights group appalled by Sweden’s release of convicted war criminal Hamid Nouri - تاثیر مرگِ ابراهیم رئیسی بر حقوق بشر و مسئولیت‌پذیری در ایران
پنجشنبه ۳۰ مه، شماری از اعضای مجمع عمومی سازمان ملل «تسلیت» خود را به مناسبت مرگ ابراهیم رئیسی که در روز ۱۹ مه در جریان سقوط هلیکوپتر کشته شد ابراز کردند. این «مراسم یادبود» در تالار مجمع سازمان ملل در نیویورک صورت گرفت یعنی همان اتاقی که اخیرا شاهد تصویب قطع‌نامه‌ای در محکومیت مقامات حکومت… Read more: تاثیر مرگِ ابراهیم رئیسی بر حقوق بشر و مسئولیت‌پذیری در ایران - The Impact of late President Ebrahim Raisi’s Death on Human Rights and Accountability in Iran
Today on Thursday, May 30th, a number of members of the UN General Assembly expressed their condolences to late President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in an helicopter accident on May 19th. The tribute took place in the UN Assembly Hall in New York, the same room that recently saw the adoption of a resolution condemning… Read more: The Impact of late President Ebrahim Raisi’s Death on Human Rights and Accountability in Iran - فراخوان به اقدام مشترک برای توقف اعدامهای مرتبط با مواد مخدر
فروردین ۱۴۰۳ – اعدام یا قتل عمد حکومتی مهمترین ابزار جمهوریاسلامی برای هراسافکنی در جامعه و حفظ ۲ قدرت است. پس از آغاز خیزش «زن، زندگی، آزادی» جمهوریاسلامی به اجرای احکام اعدام شتاب بیشتری داد و در سال ۲۰۲۳ دستکم ۸۳۴ نفر را اعدام کرد. افرادی که به اتهامهای مرتبط با مواد مخدر بازداشت شدند،… Read more: فراخوان به اقدام مشترک برای توقف اعدامهای مرتبط با مواد مخدر - Call for Joint Action to Stop Drug-Related Executions in Iran
The death penalty or state murder is the Islamic Republic’s most important tool for instilling societal fear to maintain power. Executions in Iran increased dramatically following the “Woman, Life, Freedom” uprising, with at least 834 people executed in 2023. In 2023, more than half of all recorded executions in Iran were for drug-related charges. At… Read more: Call for Joint Action to Stop Drug-Related Executions in Iran - بازبینی: پنجاه و پنجمین جلسه شورای حقوق بشر
نگاه کلی شورای حقوق بشر سازمان ملل از ۶ فوریه تا ۵ آوریل ۲۰۲۴ پنجاه و پنجمین جلسه معمولی خود را در قصر ملل در ژنوِ سوئیس برگزار کرد. این جلسه بخصوص حائز اهمیت بود چون «کمیته مستقل بین‌المللی حقیقت‌یاب درباره جمهوری اسلامی ایران» (اف اف ام آی) اولین گزارش خود را منتشر و ارائه… Read more: بازبینی: پنجاه و پنجمین جلسه شورای حقوق بشر - Recap: 55th Session of the Human Rights Council
From February 26 to April 5 2024, the United Nations Human Rights Council held its 55th regular session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The session was particularly significant as the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran (“FFMI”) issued and presented its first report, concluding its first year of… Read more: Recap: 55th Session of the Human Rights Council
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Deadline: Submissions for FFMI
31 10 24
https://www.ohchr.org/en/hr-bodies/hrc/ffm-iran/call-for-submissions
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