Human Rights

Baquer Namazi, Dual-National Prisoner, Hospitalized

Baquer Namazi, an Iranian-American dual-national prisoner in Iran, has been hospitalized due to low blood pressure and irregular heart rate.…

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Government Must Respect People’s Rights and Exercise Restraint Regarding Nationwide Protests

Paris, January 3, 2017 (13 Dey 1396) – The International Federation of Human Rights Organizations and its member organization the…

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UN General Assembly Approves Resolution Condemning Human Rights Violations by Iran

The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, December 19, approved a resolution protesting human rights violations in the Islamic Republic,…

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Iran’s Parliament Must Approve the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill

December 9, 2017 – A new bill supporting the rights of persons with disabilities, if passed, will be a step…

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UN Committee Protests Continued Human Rights Violations by Islamic Republic of Iran

The Third Committee of the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, November 14, protested the continued violation of human rights by…

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Atena Daemi; Returned from Operating Room Due to Refusal to Wear Shackles and Leg Irons

Today, Atena Daemi, a civil activist imprisoned in Evin Prison, was transferred to Imam Khomeini Hospital in Tehran for gallbladder…

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Human Rights Situation in Iran is Concerning

Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, has identified Iran as one of the concerning…

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Iran Human Rights Organization: 239 Executions in Past Six Months

The Iran Human Rights Organization, based in Norway, announced last week that 239 people were executed in Iran over the…

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