Contains detainee cases, based on interviews and secondary research for the October 2012 report, in the following chapters:
I. Bahá’ís
II. Stoning – TrendsIII. Christians – Trends and New Cases
IV. Students
V. Journalists – New Arrests, Releases, and Trends
Tables of Detainees
GENEVA (9 November 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic
GENEVA (1 November 2012) – A group of United Nations independent experts called for the immediate release from prison of
This supplement provides documented cases of detained journalists that served as part of the basis of Dr. Shaheed’s September 2012
This supplement provides documented cases of detained students that served as part of the basis of Dr. Shaheed’s September 2012
This supplement provides documented cases of detained Christians that served as part of the basis of Dr. Shaheed’s September 2012
GENEVA (20 September 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteurs on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic
This supplement provides documented cases of individuals facing stoning sentences that served as the basis of Dr. Shaheed’s September 2012
This supplement provides documented cases of detained Baha’is that served as part of the basis of Dr. Shaheed’s September 2012
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The Special Rapporteur’s third report on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran was presented to the 67th session of the UNGA Third Committee on 13 September 2012.
GENEVA (12 October 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteurs on the situation of human rights in Iran, summary executions
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The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the members of the General Assembly the report on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran submitted by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights, Ahmed Shaheed, in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 16/9. The Special Rapporteur presented his first interim report to the General Assembly during its sixty-sixth session, and submitted his first report to the Human Rights Council during its nineteenth session. The Human Rights Council extended the mandate of the Special Rapporteur during that session. The present report does not cover all potential violations of human rights in the country, but provides an overview of the prevailing human rights situation, with a focus on systemic issues that pose obstacles to the ability of the Islamic Republic of Iran to comply with its international obligations.
2 October 2012 (Geneva) The UN Human Rights Office is seriously concerned by the arrest and imprisonment of several prominent
The Islamic Republic provided a detailed reply to March 2013 report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. This reply submitted to the SR prior to the 67th session of the UNGA.
A/C.3/62/L.43 Distr.: Limited 2 November 2007 Original: English Sixty-second session Agenda item 70 (c) Promotion and protection of
Download as PDF – This table contains the total documented cases of execution in Iran in 2012 based on research by the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center. A total of 489 persons were executed, while official government-announced executions totaled 280.
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The present report is submitted in accordance with General Assembly resolution 66/175, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit an interim report to the Human Rights Council at its nineteenth 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 the resolution 66/175, including recommendations to improve its implementation. In the resolution, the Assembly called upon the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to address the substantive concerns highlighted in the previous report of the Secretary-General (A/66/361) and to respect fully its human rights obligations, in law and in practice, in relation to a number of specifically identified concerns.
Tables of detained Bahá’ís, students, and women, and a list of Kurdish prisoners sentenced to death.
I. Bahá’ís
II. Students
III. Women
IV. Kurds
Name Offense Sentence Arrest Date Details Nasrin Sotoudeh Spreading lies against the state 11 years 9/4/10 Sotoudeh is a
Name Offense Sentence Arrest Date Details Mohammad Amin Abdollahi Muharebeh Death Penalty 2008 Membership of Kurdish group. Charged 01/16/2010. second
Table I 32 Students Currently Detained Name Charges Sentence Arrest Date Details Ali Ajami Propaganda and conspiracy against the regime
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Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, during the nineteenth session on March 22, 2012. The resolution was passed by a vote of 22 in favor, 5 against, with 20 abstentions.
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This report, the first to be submitted to the Human Rights Council, is submitted pursuant to Council resolution 16/9 and covers the human rights developments since the commencement of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on 1 August 2011. The Special Rapporteur e presented his first interim report to the General Assembly (A/66/374) in October 2011.
View list of reports and resolutions for the 66th session of the UN General Assembly.
The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination monitors the Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD).
