Press Statements
Press Statements
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Coverage of Unlock Iran on HuffPostLive, NPR and more…
(April 9, 2014) – Now in its second month of launch, UNLOCK IRAN, an initiative started by the Iran Human…
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Joint Letter from 27 NGOs to UN Human Rights Council
(March 12, 2014) - NGOs call on UN member states to support resolution to renew the mandate of the Special…
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UNLOCK IRAN: NEW DIGITAL PLATFORM TO RAISE AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN IRAN
Innovative Technology Connects Facebook Users to Iranian “Prisoners of Rights”
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IRI Executes Two Ahwazi Arab Men
For Immediate Release January 31, 2014 (New Haven, USA) – The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has learned further…
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UNGA Resolution on Human Rights in Iran Passes by 86 to 36 Margin
(December 19, 2013) – Yesterday, the UN General Assembly Resolution on the promotion and protection of human rights in the…
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IHRDC takes action in the case of Zahra Kazemi before the Supreme Court of Canada
(December 10, 2013) – As part of its ongoing effort to combat impunity in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI),…
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Joint Letter from 25 NGOs in Support of UNGA Resolution on Human Rights in Iran
The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center joins 24 other NGOs to urge governments to vote in favor of resolution A/C.3/68/L.57…
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IHRDC Releases Report on Human Rights Violations against LGBT Persons in Iran
November 7, 2013 (New Haven, USA) — Today, the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) released “Denied Identity: Human Rights…
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Iran Should Halt Executions as Rate of Hangings Accelerates
125 People Executed Since Rouhani Took Office
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IHRDC Welcomes the Release of Political Prisoners in the Islamic Republic of Iran
(September 19, 2013) – The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) welcomes reports that more than a dozen political and…
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