Impact Iran applauds the German Government’s recent announcement of its decision to support a Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council on the grave human rights situation in Iran, with a view to “establish[ing] a UN mechanism” to ensure that “evidence can be collected and documented.“ We welcome German ...
As more and more people in Iran are taking to the street – at the peril of their life – to demand truth and justice and for the Government to respect their fundamental rights, the community of states must not remain silent. States should use opportunities presented by the current ...
We are writing to raise our deep concerns about the Iranian authorities’ mobilization of their well-honed machinery of repression to ruthlessly crackdown on current nationwide protests. The United Nations Human Rights Council should act as a matter of urgency by holding a special session and — given the gravity of ...
We, the undersigned human rights and civil society organizations, are alarmed by Iranian parliament’s move to ratify the general outlines of the draconian “Regulatory System for Cyberspace Services Bill,” previously known as the “User Protection Bill” and referred to hereafter as “the Bill.” If passed, the Bill will violate an ...
Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Cc: Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of State Jake Sullivan, National Security Council Advisor Linda Thomas-Greenfield, US Representative to the United Nations Dear President Biden: The death of 22-year-old Mahsa (Jina) Amini in state ...
