Press Statements
Press Statements
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Joint Letter by Thirteen Human Rights Organizations on the Arrests of Activists’ Relatives by the Iranian Government
Oct 2, 2019 Joint Letter on the Arrests of Activists’ Relatives by the Iranian Government The undersigned human rights organizations…
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Universal Periodic Review: Submission concerning the Islamic Republic of Iran
JOINT SUBMISSION MADE BY THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF ARBITRARILY DETAINED FOREIGN AND DUAL NATIONALS MARCH 2019 SUBMITTED BY…
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Forty-two Iranian and International NGOs call on Human Rights Council Member States to Renew the Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran
TO: Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council Your Excellency, We, the undersigned Iranian and international…
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Abbas Amir-Entezam, One of Iran’s Most Prominent Political Prisoners, Dies at the Age of 86
July 12, 2018 Abbas Amir-Entezam, one of the country’s most prominent political prisoners, died today in Tehran at…
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Iran Human Rights Documentation Center Granted Consultative Status at ECOSOC
April 18, 2018 Yesterday the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) voted to grant…
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Iran to be represented by a major human rights violator at the top UN human rights body
27 February 2018 Impact Iran and its member organizations are appalled by the Iranian government’s decision to select…
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Eleven Human Rights Organizations Urge Rouhani Not to Reappoint Pourmohammadi as Minister of Justice
Dr. Hassan Rouhani President Islamic Republic of Iran Your Excellency: On May 19, 2017 Iranian voters…
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Statement From 34 Human Rights NGOs to UN Human Rights Council
March 16, 2016 To: Member States of the UN Human Rights Council Your Excellency, We, the undersigned human rights and…
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Joint Letter from Twelve International Human Rights Organizations: End the Death Penalty for Drug Offenses
Dear member states and observers, The UN Human Rights…
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The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center Welcomes Sareta Ashraph as Chair of its Board of Directors
September 15, 2015 (NEW HAVEN) – Sareta Ashraph has been elected the new Chair of the…
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