From February 26 to April 5 2024, the United Nations Human Rights Council held its 55th regular session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The session was particularly significant as the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran (“FFMI”) issued and presented its first report, ...
On March 8 2024, International Women’s Day, The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran published its report to the Human Rights Council during its 55th session. The report found that human rights violations committed in the context of the Woman Life Freedom protests in the wake ...
Welcome to the first edition of Impact Iran’s Digest – a brief monthly roundup of our coalition’s individual and collective activities and endeavors, all centered around the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. As we look back to 2023 with the new year underway, it is ...
Find the letter on Le Monde’s website in English and French. As wars rage across the globe and as the last few weeks in particular have been defined by atrocities, bigotry, and hatred, peaceful voices must be amplified now more than ever. On October 6, Iranian journalist and human rights ...
As the Human Rights Council session closes, a year after Jina Mahsa Amini and the start of nationwide protests, Iran’s disregard for its international obligations demonstrates the need for continued monitoring and concrete actions. The 54th session of the Human Rights Council was concomitant with the first anniversary of the ...
Statement from Balochistan Human Rights Organization’s Sabah Bandoui, from side event “IRAN’S WOMEN, MINORITIES AND THE FIGHT FOR RIGHTS · One Year After Jina Mahsa Amini’s Death in Custody”. Find our recap of the 54th session of the Human Rights Council for more information. Ladies and gentlemen, honourable guests, Balochistan Human ...
Statement from ARTICLE 19’s Mahsa Alimardani, from side event “A YEAR OF THE WOMAN, LIFE, FREEDOM MOVEMENT: Crackdown on Dissent and the State of Women’s Rights in Iran”. Find our recap of the 54th session of the Human Rights Council for more information. Hi everyone, thank you so much for ...
On September 15, Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) and ARTICLE 19 hosted a side event during the 54th session of the Human Rights Council, in collaboration with Impact Iran, to “examine the human rights violations that have taken place in Iran since the start of the nationwide Woman, Life, ...
This morning at the HRC, the FFMI addressed the Human Rights Council (HRC) for the first time. Sara Hossain, Chair of the FFMI, delivered an oral update on behalf of the FFMI (فارسی). Ambassador Shara Duncan Villalobos from Costa Rica delivered a joint statement on behalf of 53 member states, ...
Impact Iran applauds today’s overwhelming vote at the UN Human Rights Council’s (HRC) in favor of the crucial continuation of the mandates of both the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran and of the the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran. The HRC approved the ...
On March 3 2024, The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran Javaid Rehman published his last report to the Human Rights Council during its 55th session, before his mandates ends July 31, 2024. His report emphasizes ongoing impunity and lack of ...
Monday 29 January 2024 Mister High Commissioner, Madame Deputy High Commissioner, We, civil society organizations working to promote human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, are gravely concerned by the announced visit of Deputy High Commissioner Nada Al-Nashif to the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2 to 5 February ...
شورای حقوق بشر سازمان ملل از ۱۱ سپتامبر تا ۱۵ اکتبر ۲۰۲۳ پنجاه و چهارمین جلسه معمولی خود را در قصر ملل در ژنوِ سوئیس برگزار کرد. این جلسه همزمان با اولین سالگرد درگذشت ژینا مهسا امینی هنگام بازداشت بود و شامل اظهارات متعدد و برگزاری رویدادهای جانبی با موضوع ...
The Human Rights Committee issues its Concluding Observations and findings on the Islamic Republic of Iran. Press release: OHCHR From 9 October to 3 November 2023, the Human Rights Committee (“Committee”) convened at the Palais Wilson in Geneva, Switzerland for its 139th session. During the session, the Committee reviewed the implementation ...
Statement from Kurdpa’s Kochar Wallad Begi, from side event “IRAN’S WOMEN, MINORITIES AND THE FIGHT FOR RIGHTS · One Year After Jina Mahsa Amini’s Death in Custody”. Find our recap of the 54th session of the Human Rights Council for more information. In the name of Jin, Jiyan, Azadi. Ladies and ...
Statement from HRANA’s Skylar Thompson, from side event “A YEAR OF THE WOMAN, LIFE, FREEDOM MOVEMENT: Crackdown on Dissent and the State of Women’s Rights in Iran”. Find our recap of the 54th session of the Human Rights Council for more information. Thank you to IHRDC for inviting me to ...
On September 15, the eve of the death in custody of Jina Mahsa Amini, Kurdistan Human Rights Association-Geneva (KMMK-G) hosted a side event during the 54th session of the Human Rights Council, in collaboration with Impact Iran, IED, Ensemble contre la peine de mort (ECPM), and Minority Rights Group, to ...
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 the Islamic Republic of ...
خانم ندا النشیف، معاون محترم کمیسریای عالی حقوق بشر سازمان ملل متحد طبق اطلاعی که داده شده شما در تاریخ سوم فوریه۲۰۲۴ قرار است برای بررسی دو موضوع حقوق بشری در زمینه «اعدام» و «حقوق زنان» به ایران سفر کنید. شما در شرایطی میخواهید به ایران بروید که در این ...
Yesterday, December 10th, on the occasion of Human Rights Day, the international community came together to mark a significant moment in the ongoing struggle for human rights in Iran and beyond: the awarding of the Peace Nobel Prize 2023 to Narges Mohammadi. This award recognizes her relentless efforts against the ...
From September 11 to October 15 2023, the United Nations Human Rights Council held its 54th regular session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The session coincided with the 1 year anniversary of the death in custody of Jina Mahsa Amini, and featured several statements and side events ...
Statement from KMMK-G and IED’s Taimoor Aliasssi, from side event “IRAN’S WOMEN, MINORITIES AND THE FIGHT FOR RIGHTS · One Year After Jina Mahsa Amini’s Death in Custody”. Find our recap of the 54th session of the Human Rights Council for more information. Hello and Good afternoon to all. Dear Guests, ...
Statement from IHRDC’s Gissou Nia, from side event “A YEAR OF THE WOMAN, LIFE, FREEDOM MOVEMENT: Crackdown on Dissent and the State of Women’s Rights in Iran”. Find our recap of the 54th session of the Human Rights Council for more information. I was really delighted to hear the remarks ...
From June 19 to July 14 2023, the United Nations Human Rights Council held its 53rd regular session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The session featured several meetings, events, and remarks from Member States on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran: Opening of ...
