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. Human Rights Council, 16th Session April 8th, 2011 Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council*, 16/9 Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran ...

Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran on February 17, 2012. The resolution was passed in the third committee during  sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly in November 2011 by a vote of 86 in favor, 32 against, with ...

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, while not a treaty binding at its inception, represents the first global expression of the rights of mankind and stands as one of the fullest sets of human rights principles to date.  Iran was one of  48 UN member states voting to adopt the ...

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is a treaty that commits its parties to promoting the civil and political rights of individuals.  These rights include the right to life, freedom of religion, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, freedom of association, electoral rights, as well as the ...

An outcome report containing a summary of the interaction and recommendations issued by UN Member States in the Working Group was published for Iran's review on 15 March 2010. Download the full ...

The Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) promotes the eradication of practices that deprive individuals of their of civil, political or economic rights on the basis of their race or ethnicity.  The convention also implores its parties to promote racial tolerance through education and the ...

Following the outcome of the 2010 UPR, Iran formally submitted its conclusions and views of the recommendations and statements offered by the Working Group 3 June 2010. Download the full report ...

The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) is a treaty that commits its parties to protect and promote respect for the economic, social, and cultural rights of individuals, including the rights to education, work, and to an adequate standard of living.  The treaty was adopted by the ...

The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC, CROC, or UNCRC) is a human rights treaty that defines the civil, political, cultural, social, health and economic rights of children. The Convention generally defines a child as any human being under the age of eighteen, unless an earlier age of ...