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The human rights situation in Iran in early 2017 remains one of systemic violations that are deeply rooted in laws, policies, and practices. The chronic nature of the situation requires continued and sustained attention by the international community and by the United Nations system.

While the Iranian government has made some positive human rights overtures and taken a few welcomed steps, overall the government has not prioritized human rights reforms and core human rights issues remain unchallenged.

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The Human Rights Council’s appointment of a new United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr. Asma Jahangir, provides an opportunity for the international community to reflect on the successes of the Iran mandate and the Council’s continued efforts moving forward. In this regard, the mandate remains a valuable tool for encouraging Iran to meet its obligations under the international human rights framework.

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Joint statement released on behalf of Impact Iran and coalition members to condemn the execution of Kurdish prisoners.

What is a day in the life of an Iranian Baha’i like? Baha’is are a religious minority of about 300,000 people in Iran. They face harsh forms of legal and social discrimination and routine persecution. Hateful anti-Baha’i policies are fueled by a steady stream hateful rhetoric emanating from Iranian state-run media and government affiliated clerics.

According to the UN, drug crimes do not constitute the “most serious crimes” for which the death penalty is narrowly permissible under international human rights law. Iran is the number one per-capita executor in the world, having put to death at least 1,050 people in 2015. Based on data collected by ABF, this figure is a 20-year high. About 70% of Iran’s annual executions are for narcotics-related offenses. Authorities have executed over 3,000 people since 2010 for drug crimes without tangible achievements in curtailing drug flow and use.

Iran has refused to cooperate with 7 UN Special Rapporteurs and refused to implement dozens of promises made to the Human Rights Council.

If the country’s main human rights body (Iran’s High Council for Human Rights) designs there is even a problem, then the UN must ensure the Special Rapporteur and other mechanisms can continue to monitor Iran.

International Community Should Pursue Human Rights with Same Commitment as the Nuclear Deal.

In the final video of this series, Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi draws attention to Iran’s upcoming Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the UN Human Rights Council on October 31, 2104, confronting Iran’s human rights violations through personal accounts.

This video series, draws attention to Iran’s upcoming Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the UN Human Rights Council on October 31, 2104, confronting Iran’s human rights violations through personal accounts. These Iranians ask the UN to keep its promise to the world, and hold Iran accountable.

Nine persecuted Iranians powerfully tell their stories of repression, harassment, detainment and torture in their own words. While these activists, bloggers, lawyers and students put a face to Iran’s human rights abuses, their stories are shared by many Iranians whose rights are violated every day.

Despite the fact that Iran accepted 126 recommendations from UN Human Rights Council member countries at its last UPR in 2010, it has not honored the majority of these commitments, and violations continue to occur.

Watch this teaser video on the impact of Iran’s human rights violations on Iranians. Check back each day leading up to the release of the full video on October 14. Watch all of the teaser videos here: http://bit.ly/1rUfza9

Watch this teaser video on the impact of Iran’s human rights violations on Iranians. Check back each day leading up to the release of the full video on October 14. Watch all of the teaser videos here: http://bit.ly/1rUfza9

Contains detainee cases for the March 2013 report, based on interviews and secondary research, in the following chapters:
I. Human Rights Activists & Political Prisoners
II. Juvenile Offenders
III. Journalists
IV. Religious Minorities
V. Ethnic Minorities
VI. Student Activists
VII. LGBT
Women

  GENEVA – This year the United Nations Human Rights Council has created new monitoring and reporting mechanisms on the

GENEVA – Four United Nations experts* condemned the public execution by hanging of 17-year-old Alireza Molla Soltani, which was carried

GENEVA (23 October 2012) – Three United Nations independent experts on the situation of human rights in Iran, summary executions

  (19 October 2011) – The new United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic

12 March 2012 “One of the most important aspects of this mandate is its capacity to give voice to those

This supplement provides documented cases of detained women that served as part of the basis of Dr. Shaheed’s March 2013

This supplement provides documented cases of detained members of the LGBT community that served as part of the basis of

This supplement provides documented cases of detained student activists that served as part of the basis of Dr. Shaheed’s March

This supplement provides documented cases of detained ethnic minorities that served as part of the basis of Dr. Shaheed’s March

This supplement provides documented cases of detained religious minorities that served as part of the basis of Dr. Shaheed’s March