Press Releases
All press/media releases related to the work of Asma Jahangir.
Press Releases (Jahangir)
Asma Jahangir was the second Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council of the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran since the re-establishment of the mandate by the Human Rights Council.
Ms. Jahangir was elected as President of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan and as Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.
Ms. Jahangir served in her role from September 30, 2016 until her passing on February 11, 2018.
UN rights experts urge Iran to halt the imminent execution of juvenile offender Hamid Ahmadi
GENEVA (2 February 2017) – A group of United Nations human rights experts* has appealed to the Islamic Republic of
UN experts urge Iran to halt juvenile’s execution
GENEVA (17 January 2016) – UN experts today urged the Islamic Republic of Iran to halt the possibly imminent execution
“Prisoners of conscience at risk of dying after prolonged hunger strike”
GENEVA ( 9 January 2017) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran, Ms. Asma
UN experts condemn charges against Iranian woman seeking missing relatives
GENEVA (24 November 2016) – Iran must end the harassment of a woman trying to learn the fate of her