10 December 2022 New York In solidarity with Iranian women demanding their rights at the risk of their life and freedom, Impact Iran urges states to revoke the Islamic Republic of Iran’s membership of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (“CSW”). We welcome the leadership of UN member ...

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April 14, 2016

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, calls to Iran to halt executions for drug offenses until Parliament debates a new law that would remove the mandatory death penalty for drug crimes.

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On October 26th, 2022, UN Special Rapporteur Javaid Rehman presented his latest report (A/77/181) on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee, as part of the Assembly’s 77th’s session. Mr. Rehman emphasized arbitrary detention as a persistent human rights concern, ...

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February 21, 2014

Ravina Shamdasani, Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expresses concern regarding the large number of executions in Iran.

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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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August 5, 2016

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, deplores the execution of 20 people in Iran this week for purported terrorism-related offenses.

August 5, 2015

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, urges Iran to prohibit all executions and work the the Human Rights Council to create alternative strategies to combat crime.

June 26, 2014

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, expresses concern about the large number of executions in Iran since the beginning of the year.

View list of reports and resolutions for the 68th session of the UN General Assembly.