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This summary visualizes key facts and findings presented in separate reports on human rights in Iran produced by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and UN Special Rapporteur on Iran Ahmed Shaheed in September and October of 2015 along with relevant information from other UN reports.
View list of reports and resolutions for the 70th 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 17, 2015. The resolution was passed in the third committee during seventieth session of the General Assembly in November 2015 by a vote of 81 in favor, 37 against, with 67 abstentions.
The resolution passed on November 19th, with 76 votes in favor of the resolution, and 35 votes against it. 68
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The report is submitted in accordance with General Assembly resolution 69/190, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to report to it at its seventieth session on the progress made in the implementation of the resolution. The report reflects patterns and trends in terms of the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran and includes recommendations to improve the implementation of the resolution.
View list of reports and resolutions for the 69th 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 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.
On October 10, the United Nations Secretary-General issued a video message on the occasion of the World Day against the Death Penalty (10 October 2014).
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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.
View list of reports and resolutions for the 68th session of the UN General Assembly.
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.
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The present report is submitted in accordance with General Assembly resolution 67/182, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to report to it at its sixty-eighth 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 the resolution, including recommendations to improve its implementation. In its resolution 67/182, the General 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 (A/67/327) and to respect fully its human rights obligations, in law and in practice, in relation to a number of specifically identified concerns.
View list of reports and resolutions for the 67th 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 20, 2012. The resolution was passed in the third committee during sixty-seventh session of the General Assembly in November 2012 by a vote of 86 in favor, 32 against, with 65 abstentions.
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The Secretary-General has the honour to transmit to the members of the General Assembly the report on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran submitted by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights, Ahmed Shaheed, in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 16/9. The Special Rapporteur presented his first interim report to the General Assembly during its sixty-sixth session, and submitted his first report to the Human Rights Council during its nineteenth session. The Human Rights Council extended the mandate of the Special Rapporteur during that session. The present report does not cover all potential violations of human rights in the country, but provides an overview of the prevailing human rights situation, with a focus on systemic issues that pose obstacles to the ability of the Islamic Republic of Iran to comply with its international obligations.
View list of reports and resolutions for the 66th 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 February 17, 2012. The resolution was passed in the third committee during sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly in November 2011 by a vote of 86 in favor, 32 against, with 59 abstentions.
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The present report is submitted in accordance with General Assembly resolution 65/226, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit a report to it at its sixty-sixth 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 65/226, including recommendations to improve its implementation. In that 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 (A/65/370) and the specific calls to action found in previous resolutions of the Assembly (resolutions 63/191, 62/168 and 64/176), and to respect fully its human rights obligations, in law and in practice, in relation to a number of specifically identified concerns.
View list of reports and resolutions for the 65th 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 February 10, 2011. The resolution was passed in the third committee during sixty-fifth session of the General Assembly in November 2010 by a vote of 80 in favor, 44 against, with 57 abstentions.
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The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 64/176 and provides information on progress made in the implementation of that resolution. In its resolution 64/176, 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 (A/64/357) and the specific calls to action found in previous resolutions of the Assembly (resolutions 63/191 and 62/168, and to respect fully its human rights obligations, in law and in practice, in relation to a number of specifically identified concerns.
View list of reports and resolutions for the 64th 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 March 26, 2010. The resolution was passed in the third committee during sixty-fourth session of the General Assembly in November 2009, by a vote of 74 in favour, 49 against and 59 abstentions.
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The present report, submitted in accordance with General Assembly resolution 63/191, is intended to provide an update to the previous report of the Secretary General on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran (A/63/459). The present report covers developments in the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran since June 2008, showing broad patterns and trends and drawing upon that country’s international treaty obligations and the observations made by treaty monitoring bodies and the special procedures of the Human Rights Council. The report focuses on the special concerns identified by the Assembly in resolution 63/191 but also includes an outline of human rights developments following the 2009 presidential election in the Islamic Republic of Iran.
View list of reports and resolutions for the 63rd session of the UN General Assembly.
