Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is a committee of experts that monitors the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICCPR).

Executive Summary The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention visited the Islamic Republic of Iran from 15 to 27 February 2003 at the invitation of the Government. This was the first visit under the machinery established by the Commission on Human Rights since February 1996. The delegation visited a number of ...

The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) is a treaty that commits its parties to protect and promote respect for the economic, social, and cultural rights of individuals, including the rights to education, work, and to an adequate standard of living.  The treaty was adopted by the ...

The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC, CROC, or UNCRC) is a human rights treaty that defines the civil, political, cultural, social, health and economic rights of children. The Convention generally defines a child as any human being under the age of eighteen, unless an earlier age of ...

19 October 2011 NEW YORK – The new United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, presented his first report* to the UN General Assembly, and briefed Member States on his efforts to establish a dialogue with the country. “This ...

2 August 2011 GENEVA – On his first day as the new United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mr. Ahmed Shaheed, appealed to the Iranian government to extend its full cooperation with his mandate as required by the UN Human ...

View list of reports and resolutions for the 65th session of the UN General Assembly.

View list of reports and resolutions in relation to the 1st cycle of the Universal Periodic Review in 2010.

View list of reports and resolutions for the 64th session of the UN General Assembly.

Human Rights Committee monitors the International Covenant on Civil And Political Rights (ICCPR).

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is a treaty that commits its parties to promoting the civil and political rights of individuals.  These rights include the right to life, freedom of religion, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, freedom of association, electoral rights, as well as the ...

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, while not a treaty binding at its inception, represents the first global expression of the rights of mankind and stands as one of the fullest sets of human rights principles to date.  Iran was one of  48 UN member states voting to adopt the ...

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is a international human rights treaty intended to promote and protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities. The text was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 13 December 2006 and has 107 parties as of December ...

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Ahmed Shaheed presented his September 2011 interim report on situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran to the UNGA Third Committee during its 66th session. The report outlines Dr. Shaheed's methodology and desire for constructive dialogue with Iranian authorities. ...

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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 sixteenth session on March 24, 2011. The resolution was passed by a vote of 22 in favor, 7 against, with 14 abstentions.

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Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran on February 10, 2011. The resolution was passed in the third committee during sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly in November 2010 by a vote of 80 in favor, 44 ...

June 3, 2010

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Iran's formal conclusions and views of the recommendations and statements offered by the working group.

Summary The present report has been prepared pursuant to resolution 2002/48 of the Commission on Human Rights. It presents and analyses information on the situation of the right to freedom of opinion and expression received by the Special Rapporteur before and during his visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran ...

GENEVA (29 November 2011) The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, will launch a fact-finding mission to three European countries which host Iranian diaspora. Mr. Shaheed will visit France, Germany and Belgium from 30 November – 8 December ...

The Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) promotes the eradication of practices that deprive individuals of their of civil, political or economic rights on the basis of their race or ethnicity.  The convention also implores its parties to promote racial tolerance through education and the ...

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Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran on February 17, 2012. The resolution was passed in the third committee during  sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly in November 2011 by a vote of 86 in favor, 32 ...

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The present report is submitted in accordance with General Assembly resolution 65/226, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit a report to it at its sixty-sixth session. The report reflects the patterns and trends in the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran and ...

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The present report is submitted in accordance with General Assembly resolution 65/226, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit an interim report to the Human Rights Council at its sixteenth session. The report reflects the patterns and trends in the human rights situation in the Islamic ...

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The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 64/176 and provides information on progress made in the implementation of that resolution. In its resolution 64/176, the Assembly called upon the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to address the substantive concerns highlighted in the previous ...

March 15, 2010

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Summary of the interactions and recommendations issued by the United Nations Member States in the working goup.