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Historic UNHRC vote to investigate Iran’s human rights record underscores...
(iran.bahai.us, 24 March 2011) oea — By overwhelming majority vote on March 24, the UN Human Rights Council called for a special investigator to monitor Iran’s compliance with international human...
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British legal bodies highlight “dire situation” of human rights in Iran
(BWNS 8 July 2011) LONDON — Two prominent legal associations are calling upon the United Nations’ new special investigator for Iran to examine the “dire situation” of human rights defenders and...
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Statement on the situation of the Baha’is in Iran to the Seventeenth Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (15 June 2011) YouTube Video by the Baha’i International Community’s Unite...
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UN Secretary General “deeply troubled” by developments in Iran
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. In his fourth annual report on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mr. Ban said he was "deeply troubled" at recent developments...
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UN religious freedom expert: Iran is systematically persecuting Baha’is
Heiner Bielefeldt – the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief – briefs correspondents on the issue at UN Headquarters on Thursday 20 October. The Iranian government has a...
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15 October 2011 UN Special Rapporteur on Iran’s Official Report to the UN...
Iran Human Rights Documentation Centre has included the recent UN Special Rapporteur dated 15 October 2011 in its documentation repository. The full report is available here: PDF. Excerpt from the...
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UN monitor for Iran presents first findings on human rights abuses
Ahmed Shaheed, the new United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran. He took up his position on 1 August 2011. The creation of the post – which monitors Iran's compliance...
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UN Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed has requested that Iranian officials...
[RAHANA 24 Oct. 2011] After presenting his first report for the UN regarding human rights issues in Iran, the Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed requested that he be allowed to visit the country. In his...
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Attacks on Baha’is continue as Iran’s human rights record comes under further...
The United Nations Human Rights Committee, meeting at the Geneva headquarters of the UN, pictured, has urged Iran to “take immediate steps to ensure that members of the Baha’i community are protected...
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UN strongly condemns Iran’s human rights violations; European Parliament...
The United Nations Headquarters buildings in New York City. The UN General Assembly Third Committee today voted in favor of a resolution that condemned Iran for its “serious ongoing and recurring human...
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UN condemnation of Iran reflects growing intolerance for human rights violations
The UN Headquarters buildings in New York City. The UN General Assembly today condemned Iran for oppressing its citizens. "The Assembly's vote this year makes absolutely clear the international...
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UN investigator who revealed Iran’s “Baha’i Question” memorandum dies aged 93
Professor Reynaldo Galindo Pohl, 1918-2012. UN Photo by Yutaka Nagata. [BWNS, 10 Jan. 2012] SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador —Reynaldo Galindo Pohl, a noted legal scholar who uncovered significant evidence...
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UN: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the...
[UNHR, 6 March 2012] In its “Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran” Human Rights Council Nineteenth session included a report on the...
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UN monitor highlights failure of Iran’s justice system
Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, briefs the Human Rights Council on Monday 12 March. A former foreign minister of the Maldives,...
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UN Human Rights Council extends mandate of Iran monitor
Ahmed Shaheed, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran. A former foreign minister of the Maldives, Dr. Shaheed was appointed to his post in June 2011 after a period of some...
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British legal bodies highlight "dire situation" of human rights in Iran
(BWNS 8 July 2011) LONDON — Two prominent legal associations are calling upon the United Nations’ new special investigator for Iran to examine the “dire situation” of human rights defenders and...
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UN: Situation of the Baha'is in Iran (June 15, 2011)
Statement on the situation of the Baha’is in Iran to the Seventeenth Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (15 June 2011) YouTube Video by the Baha’i International Community’s Unite...
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UN Secretary General "deeply troubled" by developments in Iran
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. In his fourth annual report on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mr. Ban said he was "deeply troubled" at recent developments...
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UN religious freedom expert: Iran is systematically persecuting Baha'is
Heiner Bielefeldt – the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief – briefs correspondents on the issue at UN Headquarters on Thursday 20 October. The Iranian government has a...
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Iran’s UPR Response Offers Bleak Outlook for Baha’is and Human Rights
Source: Bahai World News Service 19 March 2015 GENEVA — Iran’s limited and conditional acceptance of just two out of ten recommendations made by other governments about its ongoing persecution of...
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