2014 UPR – Working Group Report on Iran
Summary of the interactions and recommendations issued by UN Member States in the working group.
Human Rights at the United Nations
2014 UNGA 69 Resolution on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
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Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran on December 18, 2014. The resolution was passed in the third committee during sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly in November 2014 by a vote of 83 in favor, 35 against, with 68 abstentions.
October 2014 report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
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The report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed. Submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 25/24 to the 69th session of the UN General Assembly in October 2014.
Reply by the Islamic Republic of Iran to Dr. Shaheed’s October 2014 Report
The Islamic Republic of Iran replied to the Special Rapporteur’s October 2014 report on the situation of human rights in
UNGA 69: August 2014 Report of the Secretary-General on Human Rights in Iran
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The present report is submitted in accordance with General Assembly resolution 68/184, in which the Assembly requested that the Secretary-General submit a report to it at its sixty-ninth session. The report indicates the patterns and trends in the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran and describes the progress made in the implementation of the resolution. It also contains recommendations aimed at improving the human rights situation. In resolution 68/184, the 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, in relation to a number of specifically identified concerns.
UN human rights experts urge Iran to protect Bahá’í cemetery in Shiraz
GENEVA (4 September 2014) – Three United Nations experts on human rights in Iran , freedom of religion, and minority
UN rights experts condemn the recent wave of arrest and sentencing of civil society actors
GENEVA (8 August 2014) – United Nations human rights experts* today expressed grave concern over the recent escalating trend of arrest and sentencing of individuals exercising their rights to freedom of expression and opinion, peaceful assembly and association.
2014 UPR – Summary of Stakeholder Submissions
Summary of stakeholder submissions submitted to the UPR Working Group.
2014 UPR – Iran’s National Report
Iran’s National Report to the Twentieth Session of the Universal Periodic Review Working Group.
Execution of juvenile offenders breaches international law – Pillay
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.
UN rights experts express outrage after recent executions and call for an end to death penalty
GENEVA (5 June 2014) – A group of United Nations human rights experts* expressed outrage at the execution of political prisoner Gholamreza Khosravi Savadjani on 1 June and urged the Government to put an end to executions once and for all.
Mr. Khosravi was arrested in 2008 and initially sentenced to six years in prison for alleged espionage by a Revolutionary Court.
Urgent appeal to the Iranian Government: Halt the scheduled execution of Ahwazi Arab men
GENEVA (21 May 2014) – A group of United Nations human rights experts* today urged the Iranian authorities to halt
UN Expert calls on Iran to halt execution of Iranian woman expected to take place tomorrow
GENEVA (14 April 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, today urged the Islamic Republic of Iran to halt immediately the execution of an Iranian woman, Reyhaneh Jabbari, reported to be scheduled for tomorrow.
HRC 25: April 2014 Report of the Secretary-General on Human Rights in Iran
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The present report is submitted in accordance with General Assembly resolution 68/184, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit an interim report to the twenty-fifth session of the Human Rights Council. 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 that resolution, including recommendations to improve such implementation. In the resolution, the Assembly called upon the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to address the substantive concerns highlighted in the previous report of the Secretary-General and to respect fully its human rights obligations, in law and in practice, in relation to a number of specifically identified concerns.
UN rights experts appeal for urgent medical care for detained political prisoners and their release
GENEVA (10 April 2014) – A group of United Nations human rights experts today expressed alarm at the denial of medical care to two political prisoners in Iran who are at risk of dying in detention due to worsening health conditions.
Member State Statements, March 2014
Archived video clips from the 25th Session of the UN Human Rights Council held in March 2014.
2014 HRC 25: Resolution on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
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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 twenty-fifth session on March 28, 2014. The resolution was passed by a vote of 21 in favor, 9 against, with 16 abstentions.
March 2014 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
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March 2014 Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, presented to the 25th Session of the Human Rights Council
Reply by the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Draft of the SR’s March 2014 Report
The Islamic Republic provides a reply to Special Rapporteur ‘s March 2014 draft report on the situation of human rights
UN human rights experts urge Iran to halt the ongoing surge in executions
GENEVA (12 March 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteurs* on the situation of human rights in Iran, on summary executions, on torture, and on violence against women expressed alarm today at the ongoing spike in executions in the country; which recently included the hanging of a former child bride amid questionable circumstances.
OHCHR Press Briefing Note on Iran
February 21, 2014
Ravina Shamdasani, Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights expresses concern regarding the large number of executions in Iran.
“Stop the executions” – UN rights experts alarmed at the sharp increase in hangings in Iran
GENEVA (22 January 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteurs on the situation of human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, and on summary executions, Christof Heyns, today called on the Government of Iran to urgently halt the abrupt surge in hangings in the country since the start of 2014.
UNGA 68 (2013)
View list of reports and resolutions for the 68th session of the UN General Assembly.
2013 UNGA 68 Resolution on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran on December 18, 2013. The resolution was passed in the third committee during sixty-eighth session of the General Assembly in November 2013 by a vote of 86 in favor, 36 against, with 61 abstentions.
UN expert to investigate alleged rights violations in Iran through diaspora in the Netherlands, Germany and France
GENEVA (13 December 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic