New York, NY – Impact Iran, a coalition of international human rights organizations, has recently released a Q&A document outlining the work and significance of the United Nations’ latest Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran investigating alleged human rights violations that took place in the context of nationwide protests that ...

Fact Cards: The Fact Finding Mission on Iran What is the Fact-Finding Mission? The Fact-Finding Mission for Iran is a specialised investigative mechanism established by the United Nations Human Rights Council to investigate the alleged human rights violations in the Islamic Republic of Iran related to the protests that began ...

Statement delivered by Mr. Christian Guillermet, Viceminister of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica During HRC52, High-Level Panel on Death Penalty (from the floor) Tuesday 28 February 2023, 10am CET Mr. President, I deliver this statement on behalf of a cross regional group of 54 countries. The complete version of this ...

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نیویورک،  دسامبر ۲۰۲۲: در همبستگی با زنان ایرانی که خواستار حقوق خود با به خطر انداختن جان و آزادی خود هستند، نیویورک،  ۱۰ دسامبر ۲۰۲۲: در همبستگی با زنان ایرانی که خواستار حقوق خود با به خطر انداختن جان و آزادی خود هستند، ائتلاف «ایمپکت ایران» از دولت‌ها می‌خواهد که ...

Impact Iran hails today’s establishment by the Human Rights Council (“HRC”) of an international independent inquiry into Iran’s ongoing crackdown on nationwide popular protests as a watershed moment.  By a majority of 25 versus 6, and 16 abstentions, the main UN human rights body established an “international independent fact-finding mission” ...

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In a groundbreaking report released today, Javaid Rehman, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, declared that “the scale and gravity” of human rights violations he and his office have been documenting since the start of the protests in September 2022 “point to the possible commission ...

The opening of the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council on Monday February 27 saw interventions from a number of delegates, during the session’s introductory High Level Segment. Amongst them were remarks given by Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian – the first made by an Iranian ...

Impact Iran applauds the UN Economic and Social Council’s (“ECOSOC”) adoption of a resolution on 14 December 2022 to revoke Iran’s membership from the UN Commission on the Status of Women (“CSW”) by a majority of member states from all regions of the globe. This unprecedented move sends a clear ...

Find a Persian translation of the statement here. 24 November 2022 Mr. President, Distinguished Delegates, Representatives of civil society, It is my honour to be with you today and to deliver a statement on behalf of the Coordination Committee of the Special Procedures and my own mandate. On 26 October, ...

ECPM, Iran Human Rights, and Impact Iran (a coalition of 16 NGOs including  Abdorrahman Boroumand Center, Article 19, KMM-KG, AHRAZ, All Human Rights for All in Iran, Baluch Campain, Center for supporters of human rights, European Ahwazi Human Rights Organization, ECPM, Human Rights Activists in Iran, IHRNGO, IHRDC, KURDPA, Outright ...

Fact Sheet · The Situation of human rights in Iran Download a PDF version of the fact sheet here. VIOLENT REPRESSION OF PEACEFUL PROTESTS Over the last six months, scores of Iranians have taken to the streets as part of an unprecedented wave of nationwide protests triggered by the custodial ...

An organizational chart outlining the structure of the Fact-finding Mission's ...

The Right Honorable Ulf Kristersson Prime Minister of Sweden The Right Honorable Tobias BillströmMinister for Foreign Affairs for Sweden February 15, 2023 Dear Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, We are writing to urge the Swedish Government to take action to support the courageous women of Iran, who have ...

10 December 2022 New York In solidarity with Iranian women demanding their rights at the risk of their life and freedom, Impact Iran urges states to revoke the Islamic Republic of Iran’s membership of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (“CSW”). We welcome the leadership of UN member ...

Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, At the outset, let me begin by saying that I have deep admiration for the people of Iran.  On my numerous official visits to the country in my previous incarnation, I have been inspired by the people I met and by the country’s rich cultural ...

35th Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council  24 November 2022 Delivered by Bahar Saba Mr President, I am delivering this statement on behalf of ARTICLE 19 and Impact Iran.  We welcome the Human Rights Council’s convening of a special session on the ongoing situation in Iran and strongly ...