GENEVA (14 March 2016) – The United Nations the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, today raised continuing concerns about the extremely high rate of executions, especially for juvenile offenders, and fundamental flaws in the administration of justice. Iran executed ...

Human Rights Watch and Impact Iran Press Breakfast Dr Ahmed Shaheed UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran 26 October 2015   Good morning ladies and gentlemen, On Wednesday, I will present my fifth report to the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee ...

GENEVA (8 August 2014) - United Nations human rights experts* today expressed grave concern over the recent escalating trend of arrest and sentencing of individuals exercising their rights to freedom of expression and opinion, peaceful assembly and ...

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen: On 26 February 2016 millions of Iranians participated in elections to select their representatives for parliament and the Assembly of Experts, the body which will select the country’s next Supreme Leader. By all accounts voter participation was high despite the disqualifications of several thousand candidates ...

On October 27, 2014 Dr. Shaheed held a press conference to preview his 2014 report on human rights in Iran and to answer questions from ...

GENEVA (5 June 2014) – A group of United Nations human rights experts* expressed outrage at the execution of political prisoner Gholamreza Khosravi Savadjani on 1 June and urged the Government to put an end to executions once and for all. Mr. Khosravi was arrested in 2008 and initially sentenced ...

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, In the weeks following the agreement between the international community and the Islamic Republic of Iran over its nuclear program, many posited that the deal would be beneficial for  the country’s human rights situation.  For many, the agreement represents a more engaging posture for Iran ...

GENEVA (4 September 2014) – Three United Nations experts on human rights in Iran , freedom of religion, and minority issues have today renewed an appeal to the Government of Iran to stop the destruction of a Bahá’í cemetery in Shiraz by Revolutionary Guards.     “We are dismayed by ...

GENEVA (21 May 2014) – A group of United Nations human rights experts* today urged the Iranian authorities to halt the scheduled execution for tomorrow, Thursday 22 May, of two Ahwazi Arab farmers and cultural rights activists, after their death sentences were reportedly upheld by the Iranian Supreme Court. The ...