Material drafted in collaboration with Impact Iran coalition members, to condemn and bring awareness to ongoing human rights issues in Iran, for stakeholders, the UN General Assembly, and members of the Human Rights Council.
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 ...
On October 26th, 2022, UN Special Rapporteur Javaid Rehman presented his latest report (A/77/181) on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee, as part of the Assembly’s 77th’s session. Mr. Rehman emphasized arbitrary detention as a persistent human rights concern, ...
Date · Wednesday 5 October 2022 Co-sponsors STATE · Permanent Mission of Germany NGOs · Impact Iran, Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, FIDH, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), Femena, ISHR, International Commission of Jurists, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, ARTICLE 19, Association for Women’s Rights in Development ...
A submission from: The Abdorrahman Boroumand Center (ABC)Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRANA)Impact Iran &Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC), provided to the Human Rights Committee in conjunction with its upcoming 136th session, which will take place between October 10 and November 4 2022. Read the submission’s introduction below, and ...
The announcement on 29 June 2022 that Belgian lawmakers would examine a “Transfer of Sentenced Persons” bilateral treaty with the Islamic Republic of Iran sparked serious concerns that the Belgian Government is considering enabling the Islamic Republic of Iran’s hostage-taking policy and undermining accountability for Iranian officials convicted for acts ...
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 ...
We are writing to raise our deep concerns about the Iranian authorities’ mobilization of their well-honed machinery of repression to ruthlessly crackdown on current nationwide protests. The United Nations Human Rights Council should act as a matter of urgency by holding a special session and — given the gravity of ...
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 ...
A submission from: All Human Rights for All in IranSiamak Pourzand Foundation &Impact Iran, provided to the Human Rights Committee in conjunction with its upcoming 136th session, which will take place between October 10 and November 4 2022. Read the full submission ...
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 ...
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” ...
Impact Iran applauds the German Government’s recent announcement of its decision to support a Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council on the grave human rights situation in Iran, with a view to “establish[ing] a UN mechanism” to ensure that “evidence can be collected and documented.“ We welcome German ...
Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Cc: Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State Jake Sullivan, National Security Council Advisor Linda Thomas-Greenfield, US Representative to the United Nations Dear President Biden: The death of 22-year-old Mahsa (Jina) Amini in state ...
Perspectives from the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran & the UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on human rights Date · Friday 16th September Time · 13:00 to 14:00 CEST (with a margin of up ...
A submission from: The Advocates for Human RightsThe World Coalition Against the Death PenaltyIran Human RightsECPM &Impact Iran, provided to the Human Rights Committee in conjunction with its upcoming 136th session, which will take place between October 10 and November 4 2022. See an executive summary below, and read the ...
