- Impact Iran Applauds Unprecedented Decision to Oust Iran from Top UN Women’s Rights Body
Impact Iran applauds the UN Economic and Social Council’s (“ECOSOC”) adoption of a resolution on 14 December 2022 to revoke Iran’s membership from the UN Commission on the Status of Women (“CSW”) by […]
- Fact Cards: Iran, Women’s Rights & the CSW
Fact Cards: Iran, Women’s Rights & the CSW Myth nº1: Calls to remove Iran from the CSW’s membership came from a member-state initiative. FACT: Calls for removing Iran’s membership from the CSW first […]
- Joint Statement: ECOSOC Members must remove Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women
10 December 2022 New York In solidarity with Iranian women demanding their rights at the risk of their life and freedom, Impact Iran urges states to revoke the Islamic Republic of Iran’s membership […]
- اعضای «شورای اقتصادی اجتماعی سازمان ملل» باید ایران را از کمیسیون وضعیت زنان حذف کنند
نیویورک، دسامبر ۲۰۲۲: در همبستگی با زنان ایرانی که خواستار حقوق خود با به خطر انداختن جان و آزادی خود هستند، نیویورک، ۱۰ دسامبر ۲۰۲۲: در همبستگی با زنان ایرانی که خواستار حقوق […]
- #SS35: Statement from Javaid Rehman – UNSR on the human rights situation in Iran
Find a Persian translation of the statement here. 24 November 2022 Mr. President, Distinguished Delegates, Representatives of civil society, It is my honour to be with you today and to deliver a statement […]
- #SS35: Statement from High Commissioner Volker Türk
Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, At the outset, let me begin by saying that I have deep admiration for the people of Iran. On my numerous official visits to the country in my […]
- Press Release – Impact Iran hails the HRC for establishing a UN Fact-Finding Mission into the human rights situation in Iran
Impact Iran hails today’s establishment by the Human Rights Council (“HRC”) of an international independent inquiry into Iran’s ongoing crackdown on nationwide popular protests as a watershed moment. By a majority of 25 […]
- #SS35: Joint Statement – Iran Human Rights, ECPM & Impact Iran
ECPM, Iran Human Rights, and Impact Iran (a coalition of 16 NGOs including Abdorrahman Boroumand Center, Article 19, KMM-KG, AHRAZ, All Human Rights for All in Iran, Baluch Campain, Center for supporters of […]
- #SS35: Joint Statement – Article19 & Impact Iran
35th Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council 24 November 2022 Delivered by Bahar Saba Mr President, I am delivering this statement on behalf of ARTICLE 19 and Impact Iran. We welcome […]
- Analysis: Letter from the Permanent Mission of Iran regarding the Arria-formula meeting
Read the full letter from the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to All Permanent Missions regarding the Arria-formula meeting entitled “Ongoing Protests in Iran” “My Government has always been and […]
- Impact Iran applauds Germany’s initiative for a Special Session on human rights in Iran and calls for the swift establishment of an investigative accountability body
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 […]
- UNSR Javaid Rehman’s IAD with UN General Assembly 77: “Establish an international mechanism to ensure accountability”
On October 26th, 2022, UN Special Rapporteur Javaid Rehman presented his latest report (A/77/181) on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee, as […]
- Joint Statement: UN Human Rights Council must hold a special session on Iran
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 […]
- Joint Letter to POTUS Biden: Fulfill Your Promise to Confront Authoritarianism
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 […]
- HRC51 SIDE EVENT – Human Rights in Iran: Violent Crackdown on Women and Protestors
Date · Wednesday 5 October 2022 Co-sponsors STATE · Permanent Mission of Germany NGOs · Impact Iran, Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, FIDH, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), Femena, ISHR, […]
- Joint Statement: The international community must take robust action as Iran represses women and protesters
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 […]
Impact Iran applauds the UN Economic and Social Council’s (“ECOSOC”) adoption of a resolution on 14 December 2022 to revoke Iran’s membership from the UN Commission on the Status of Women (“CSW”) by […]
Fact Cards: Iran, Women’s Rights & the CSW Myth nº1: Calls to remove Iran from the CSW’s membership came from a member-state initiative. FACT: Calls for removing Iran’s membership from the CSW first […]
10 December 2022 New York In solidarity with Iranian women demanding their rights at the risk of their life and freedom, Impact Iran urges states to revoke the Islamic Republic of Iran’s membership […]
نیویورک، دسامبر ۲۰۲۲: در همبستگی با زنان ایرانی که خواستار حقوق خود با به خطر انداختن جان و آزادی خود هستند، نیویورک، ۱۰ دسامبر ۲۰۲۲: در همبستگی با زنان ایرانی که خواستار حقوق […]
Find a Persian translation of the statement here. 24 November 2022 Mr. President, Distinguished Delegates, Representatives of civil society, It is my honour to be with you today and to deliver a statement […]
Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, At the outset, let me begin by saying that I have deep admiration for the people of Iran. On my numerous official visits to the country in my […]
Impact Iran hails today’s establishment by the Human Rights Council (“HRC”) of an international independent inquiry into Iran’s ongoing crackdown on nationwide popular protests as a watershed moment. By a majority of 25 […]
ECPM, Iran Human Rights, and Impact Iran (a coalition of 16 NGOs including Abdorrahman Boroumand Center, Article 19, KMM-KG, AHRAZ, All Human Rights for All in Iran, Baluch Campain, Center for supporters of […]
35th Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council 24 November 2022 Delivered by Bahar Saba Mr President, I am delivering this statement on behalf of ARTICLE 19 and Impact Iran. We welcome […]
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 […]
On October 26th, 2022, UN Special Rapporteur Javaid Rehman presented his latest report (A/77/181) on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee, as […]
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 […]
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 […]
Date · Wednesday 5 October 2022 Co-sponsors STATE · Permanent Mission of Germany NGOs · Impact Iran, Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, FIDH, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), Femena, ISHR, […]
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 […]