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 Iran.
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 to use this opportunity to voice concern at the grave and systematic violations of human rights reported by the Special Rapporteur, and to call on Iranian authorities to put an end to the endemic impunity that surrounds these violations.
View a list of Impact Iran’s advocacy efforts for the 74th session of the UN General Assembly.
View a list of reports and submissions in relation to the 3rd cycle of the Universal Periodic Review in 2019.
Documents and analysis prepared by Impact Iran and coalition members during the 2nd cycle of the Universal Periodic Review.
Briefing notes prepared by Impact Iran during the 2nd cycle of the Universal Periodic Review.
Read Iran’s Midterm Assessment submitted during the 2nd cycle period of the Universal Periodic Review.
View list of reports in relation to the 2nd cycle of the Universal Periodic Review in 2014.
View list of reports and submissions in relation to the 1st cycle of the Universal Periodic Review in 2010.
GENEVA (6 August 2018) – The new UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic
GENEVA (7 September 2018) – UN human rights experts* have appealed to Iran to halt the imminent executions of Iranian
NEW YORK (24 October 2018) – Mounting challenges in Iran should be met by a constructive response which places international
GENEVA (29 November 2018) – UN human rights experts* have called on Iran to guarantee the rights of human rights
GENEVA (16 January 2019) – UN human rights experts* have today called on Iran to urgently provide Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran on December 17, 2018. The resolution was passed in the third committee during seventy-second session of the General Assembly in December 2018 by a vote of 84 in favor, 30 against, with 67 abstentions.
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Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, during the thirty-seventh session on March 20, 2018. The resolution was passed by a vote of 21 in favor, 7 against, with 19 abstentions.
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The present report is submitted in accordance with General Assembly resolution A/RES/72/189, which requested the Secretary-General to submit an interim report to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-seventh session. The report reflects the patterns and trends in the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran and provides information on the progress made in the implementation of resolution A/RES/72/189, as well as recommendations to improve implementation. In its resolution, the General Assembly called upon the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to address the substantive concerns highlighted in the previous reports of the Secretary-General and to respect fully its human rights obligations, in law and in practice.
Reports presented by Javaid Rehman addressing the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
View a list of Impact Iran’s advocacy efforts for the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly.
View all special procedures including special rapporteurs and working groups.
View the resolutions on the situation of human rights in Iran passed by the Human Rights Council.
View the reports on the situation of human rights in Iran submitted by the UN Secretary-General.
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Read the mid-term report for the Universal Periodic Review submitted by the government of Iran.
Reports presented by Dr. Ahmed Shaheed addressing the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Reports presented by Asma Jahangir addressing the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
