Dr. Shaheed's Work
The Human Rights Council established the mandate for a Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Iran with resolution A/HRC/RES/16/9 in March 2011. The resolution requests that the Special Rapporteur submit an interim report at the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly and a report at the nineteenth session of the Human Rights Council. The Human Rights Council appointed Dr. Ahmed Shaheed to the office in June 2011, and he began his mandate on 1 August. He presented two reports to the General Assembly on 19 October 2011 and on 11 October 2012, along with one report to the Human Rights Council on 16 March 2012. His reports use primary interviews and document human rights violations in accordance with the ICCPR (International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights), ICESCR (International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights), CERD (Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination), CRC (Convention on the Rights of the Child) and other human rights mechanisms. Dr. Shaheed continues to seek constructive dialogue with the Iranian authorities.
Latest Reports
- March 2013 Report Supplement
- Detailed Reply of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of lran
- A Brief Reply by the Iranian Government to the SR's February 2013 Report
- Special Rapporteur's March 2013 report on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Press Releases
- UN expert to investigate alleged rights violations in Iran through diaspora in the US and Canada
- Iran: UN experts concerned at barring of women presidential candidates and freedom restrictions
- UN human rights experts urge Iran to release Baha’i community leaders
- UN expert raises alarm over increased degree of seriousness of human rights violations
Latest news
- Iran needs to be ‘named and shamed’ on rights violations August 06, 2013
- Ahmed Shaheed on the death penalty in Iran July 28, 2013
- UN expert to investigate alleged rights violations in Iran through diaspora in the US and Canada July 17, 2013
- Iran presidential vote not free, fair: UN rights envoy June 14, 2013
- Iran: UN experts concerned at barring of women presidential candidates and freedom restrictions May 30, 2013
- UN human rights experts urge Iran to release Baha’i community leaders May 14, 2013
- Watch Live: Dr. Shaheed's talk with Balavision April 22, 2013
- Listen: Dr. Shaheed on Elections and Women's Rights April 17, 2013
- Amnesty International Sheds Light on the Death Penalty in 2012 April 10, 2013
- UN expert raises alarm over increased degree of seriousness of human rights violations April 19, 2013
About Dr. Shaheed
Dr. Ahmed Shaheed is an internationally recognized expert on foreign policy, international diplomacy, democratization and human rights reform especially in Muslim States. He has twice held the Office of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives, a position he used to promote human rights standards and norms.
During his time in government, Dr. Shaheed played a leading role in the Maldives democratic transition and in its human rights reform process.