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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Documents and analysis prepared by Impact Iran and coalition members during the 2nd cycle of the Universal Periodic Review.
May 19, 2017
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Letter signed by Impact Iran coalition member's urging President Rouhani to appoint new Minister of Justicec to replace Mr. Mostafa Pourmohammadi.
This supplement provides documented cases of detained members of the LGBT community that served as part of the basis of Dr. Shaheed’s March 2013 report presented to the UN Human Rights Council. The documentation is based on primary interviews and secondary research conducted for the March 2013 report (Click here for ...
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 ...
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 ...
View list of reports and submissions in relation to the 1st cycle of the Universal Periodic Review in 2010.
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Joint statement released on behalf of Impact Iran and coalition members to condemn the execution of Kurdish prisoners.
This supplement provides documented cases of detained student activists that served as part of the basis of Dr. Shaheed’s March 2013 report presented to the UN Human Rights Council. The documentation is based on primary interviews and secondary research conducted for the March 2013 report (Click here for the full report ...
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 ...
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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 ...
View a list of Impact Iran's advocacy efforts for the 74th session of the UN General ...
Documents and analysis prepared by Impact Iran during the 2nd cycle of the Universal Periodic Review.
This supplement provides documented cases of detained women that served as part of the basis of Dr. Shaheed’s March 2013 report presented to the UN Human Rights Council. The documentation is based on primary interviews and secondary research conducted for the March 2013 report (Click here for the full report ...
This supplement provides documented cases of detained ethnic minorities that served as part of the basis of Dr. Shaheed’s March 2013 report presented to the UN Human Rights Council. The documentation is based on primary interviews and secondary research conducted for the March 2013 report (Click here for the full report ...
