The Islamic Assembly (known as Majlis) is the only institution authorized to make law, according to Article 58 of the Constitution. Types of bills that can be introduced to legislators: Parliamentary ...
On Thursday, March 17, Javaid Rehman, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran, presented his report during the 49th session of the Human Rights Council. Mr. Rehman highlighted widespread human rights abuses and drew attention to the system-wide lack of accountability ...
On Tuesday, March 8th, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet gave her global update to the 49th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. Her remarks included an update on the human rights situation in Iran, which echoed UN Special Rapporteur Javaid Rehman’s concerns regarding ...
TO: All Permanent Missions to the United Nations in New York Your Excellencies, The undersigned national, regional and international civil society organizations urge your government to support draft resolution A/C.3/76/L.28 on the promotion and protection of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, which is presented to the Third ...
The Iran Rights Index (IRIx) is a flexible web platform that catalogues and assesses compliance with recommendations made by various United Nations human rights mechanisms to the Islamic Republic of Iran. At launch, the Index covers recommendations made by four UN Treaty Bodies Human Rights Committee Committee on Economic, Social ...
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We, the undersigned human rights organizations, call on your government to address the continuing crisis of impunity for serious human rights violations committed by the Iranian authorities during the November 2019 protests and their aftermath, including through collective action at the 45thsession of the UN Human Rights ...
Joint Call for a UNHRC special session on the situation of human rights in Iran in relation to the repression of popular protests A letter signed by a number of human rights CSOs asking for a special session of the Human Rights Council to address the situation of the recent ...
Documents and analysis prepared by Impact Iran and coalition members during the 2nd cycle of the Universal Periodic Review.
View list of reports in relation to the 2nd cycle of the Universal Periodic Review in 2014.
On April 1st 2022, the last day of the session, the Human Rights Council voted in favour of extending the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Iran, with 19 YES votes, 12 NO votes, and 16 abstentions. The renewal received support from states from all regions, including Argentina, Honduras, Malawi, ...
We, the undersigned human rights and civil society organizations, are alarmed by Iranian parliament’s move to ratify the general outlines of the draconian “Regulatory System for Cyberspace Services Bill,” previously known as the “User Protection Bill” and referred to hereafter as “the Bill.” If passed, the Bill will violate an ...
As talks around the nuclear deal conclude in Vienna, “human rights are non-negotiable” While we applaud the European Parliament for recently adopting a strong resolution on the death penalty in Iran, we are concerned that the European Union (EU) and other negotiators in Vienna are being invited to compromise on ...
HRC 48 Side Event: Data For Rights And Accountability in Iran In recent years, human rights organizations have developed a range of online tools that have strengthened the capacities of rights defenders to advance evidence-based reporting and advocacy aimed at generating a culture of accountability and transparency in pursuit of ...
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We, the undersigned Iranian and international human rights organisations, call on your government to support the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran at the 46th session of the Human Rights Council. We also urge your government ...
View a list of Impact Iran's advocacy efforts for the 74th session of the UN General ...
Briefing notes prepared by Impact Iran during the 2nd cycle of the Universal Periodic Review.
TO: Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council Your Excellency, We, the undersigned Iranian and international human rights organisations, call on your country to support the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran at the 49th ...
Year Authors Subject Link 2020 The Advocates for Human Rights The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty Iran Human Rights Impact Iran ECPM ICCPR ⬤ 2020 Abdorrahman Boroumand Center Iran Human Rights Documentation Center Impact Iran Human Rights Activists in Iran Right to a Fair Trial ⬤ Due Process 2020 ...
On December 16th 2021, The United Nations General Assembly adopted the resolution on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, which passed with 78 YES votes, 31 NO votes, and 69 abstentions. This vote follows the adoption of the same resolution by the Third Committee on November 17, ...
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Joint letter from Impact Iran and it's members calling on the United Nations presence in Iran to address human rights concerns as it develops a new cooperation framwork with ...
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We, the undersigned 36 civil society and human rights organizations, call for the urgent attention of the international community to an ongoing wave of arbitrary arrests, incommunicado detention, and enforced disappearances by the Iranian authorities, targeting scores of people from Iran’s disadvantaged Kurdish minority in the provinces of ...
View a list of reports and submissions in relation to the 3rd cycle of the Universal Periodic Review in ...
Read Iran's Midterm Assessment submitted during the 2nd cycle period of the Universal Periodic Review.
