Dr. Javaid Rehman was the third Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran since the re-establishment of the mandate by the Human Rights Council. He was appointed on the 6th of July, 2018 and began serving in this role on the 13th of July, 2018.
Dr. Rehman is a Professor of International Human Rights Law and Muslim Constitutionalism at Brunel University, London. Dr. Rehman teaches human rights law and Islamic law and continues to publish extensively on international human rights law, Islamic law and constitutional practices of Muslim majority States. As a human rights lawyer, Dr. Rehman has also provided legal opinions in different high-profile cases in several jurisdictions.
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
Reports presented by Javaid Rehman addressing the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
