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Human Rights Council, UN Secretary General

HRC 28: February 2015 Report of the Secretary-General on Human Rights in Iran

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The present report is submitted in accordance with General Assembly resolution 69/190, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit an interim report to the Human Rights Council at its twenty-eighth session. The report reflects the patterns and trends in the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran and provides information on the progress made in the implementation of resolution 69/190, including recommendations to improve implementation. In its resolution, the Assembly called upon the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to address the substantive concerns highlighted in the previous reports of the Secretary-General and to respect fully its human rights obligations, in law and in practice, in relation to a number of specifically identified concerns.

UPR 2nd Cycle (2014)

UPR 2014

View list of reports and resolutions in relation to the 2nd cycle of the Universal Periodic Review in 2014.

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Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi: Iran Has Not Kept Its Promises

In the final video of this series, Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi draws attention to Iran’s upcoming Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the UN Human Rights Council on October 31, 2104, confronting Iran’s human rights violations through personal accounts.

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Time for Iran to keep its UN Promises

This video series, draws attention to Iran’s upcoming Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the UN Human Rights Council on October 31, 2104, confronting Iran’s human rights violations through personal accounts. These Iranians ask the UN to keep its promise to the world, and hold Iran accountable.

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Promises Made, Promises Broken

Nine persecuted Iranians powerfully tell their stories of repression, harassment, detainment and torture in their own words. While these activists, bloggers, lawyers and students put a face to Iran’s human rights abuses, their stories are shared by many Iranians whose rights are violated every day.

Despite the fact that Iran accepted 126 recommendations from UN Human Rights Council member countries at its last UPR in 2010, it has not honored the majority of these commitments, and violations continue to occur.

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Promises Made, Promises Broken (The Shadow)

Watch this teaser video on the impact of Iran’s human rights violations on Iranians. Check back each day leading up to the release of the full video on October 14. Watch all of the teaser videos here: http://bit.ly/1rUfza9

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Promises Made, Promises Broken (The Ahwazi Activist)

Watch this teaser video on the impact of Iran’s human rights violations on Iranians. Check back each day leading up to the release of the full video on October 14. Watch all of the teaser videos here: http://bit.ly/1rUfza9

UN General Assembly, UN Secretary General, UNGA 69

UNGA 69: August 2014 Report of the Secretary-General on Human Rights in Iran

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The present report is submitted in accordance with General Assembly resolution 68/184, in which the Assembly requested that the Secretary-General submit a report to it at its sixty-ninth session. The report indicates the patterns and trends in the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran and describes the progress made in the implementation of the resolution. It also contains recommendations aimed at improving the human rights situation. In resolution 68/184, the Assembly called upon the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to address the substantive concerns highlighted in the previous reports of the Secretary General and to respect fully its human rights obligations, in law and in practice, in relation to a number of specifically identified concerns.

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