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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-fourth session on March 24, 2017. The resolution was passed by a vote of 22 in favor, 12 against, with 13 abstentions.
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The present report is submitted to the Human Rights Council pursuant to resolution 31/19. The report communicates developments in the human rights situation of the Islamic Republic of Iran that have transpired since the submission of the report of the former Special Rapporteur to the 71st session of the General Assembly in October 2016. During its 33 rd session, the Human Rights Council appointed Ms. Asma Jahangir as Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The UPR is a human rights mechanism uniquely favored by many member states, including the Islamic Republic of Iran. Indeed, Iran has stated that the UPR is the “most pertinent, effective and trustful UN mechanism for the review of human rights situation of all States.” Iran’s approach to the UPR, however, raises questions about its level of commitment to the mechanism, as well as to upholding its international human rights obligations overall.
The UPR is a dynamic process through which any UN member state, as a peer, can propose recommendations to a “State under review” on how to best advance human rights in their respective countries. Recommendations accepted by the state then become a framework for its promotion of human rights, as well as for stakeholders to dialogue with the state and measure its progress.
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Submission created in collaboration with the Center for Supporters of Human Rights (CSHR) to highlight the rights of persons disabled by landmines in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
GENEVA (2 February 2017) – A group of United Nations human rights experts* has appealed to the Islamic Republic of
A mid-term assessment of Iran’s implementation of recommendations received during the 2014 UPR.
GENEVA (17 January 2016) – UN experts today urged the Islamic Republic of Iran to halt the possibly imminent execution
GENEVA ( 9 January 2017) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran, Ms. Asma
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Report addressing women’s rights including laws, harassments, participation in government, gender-based violence, and more.
View list of reports and resolutions for the 71st session of the UN General Assembly.
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Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran on December 19, 2016. The resolution was passed in the third committee during seventy-first session of the General Assembly in November 2016 by a vote of 85 in favor, 35 against, with 63 abstentions.
GENEVA (24 November 2016) – Iran must end the harassment of a woman trying to learn the fate of her
View a list of Impact Iran’s advocacy efforts for the 71st session of the UN General Assembly.
The Islamic Republic of Iran replied to the Special Rapporteur’s October 2016 report on the situation of human rights in
The Special Rapporteur submits the present report, his sixth to the General Assembly, pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 31/19.
GENEVA (7 October 2016) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed today called on the Islamic Republic of Iran for
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The present report is submitted in accordance with General Assembly resolution 70/173, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to report to it at its seventy-first session on the progress made in the implementation of the resolution. The report reflects patterns and trends in the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran and includes recommendations to improve the implementation of resolution 70/173.
GENEVA (29 August 2016) – The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, has expressed
GENEVA (26 August 2016) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed,
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.
GENEVA (8 June 2016) – Two United Nations human rights experts today said that the current wave of incitement of
GENEVA (20 May 2016) – A group of United Nations experts expressed outrage today at the recent conviction and sentencing
GENEVA (27 April 2016) – A group of United Nations human rights experts* today warned that over a dozen political
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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-first session on March 23, 2016. The resolution was passed by a vote of 20 in favor, 15 against, with 11 abstentions.
The Islamic Republic of Iran replied to the Special Rapporteur’s March 2016 report on the situation of human rights in Iran.
