The Human Rights Council has established a series of mechanisms tasked to address 37 human rights themes , and the human rights situations in 14 countries. The work of individuals appointed to the special procedures consists of visits to countries that invite them to investigate issues related to their work, and interaction with individuals, governments, and civil society to investigate various aspects of human rights. The last time a Special Rapporteur visited Iran was in 2002.
The United Nations Human Rights Council today renewed the mandate for the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran by a vote of 21 for, 9 against, with 16 abstentions. View the introduction of the resolution by Sweden, with country responses and announcement of the vote below. ...
Full Report PDF - 27 January 2006 - This report contains the findings of the mission of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, to the Islamic Republic of Iran, which took place from 29 January to 6 February 2005. ...
Full report PDF - 12 January 2004 - Report submitted by the Special Rapporteur on the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Ambeyi Ligabo, on civil and political rights in the Islamic Republic of ...
Full report PDF - 21 August 2013 - This report contains the findings of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Rashida Manjoo, and illustrates that there is a strong link between violence against women and women’s incarceration, whether prior to, during or after ...
Full report PDF - 23 December 2004 - Report of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the human rights of migrants, Gabriela Rodríguez Pizarro, who visited the Islamic Republic of Iran at the invitation of the ...
Full report PDF - 28 January 2002 - Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences, Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy, submitted 28 January ...
Full report PDF - 21 March 2006 - Report of the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, Miloon Kothari submitted in accordance with Commission on Human Rights resolution 2004/21 after a mission to the Islamic Republic of ...
Full report PDF - 4 March 2004 - Report of the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Leandro Despouy, including the independence of the judiciary, administration of justice, ...
Full Report PDF - 16 January 2002 - Report of the Special Representative of the Commission on Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Iran, Maurice Copithorne, prepared pursuant to Commission resolution 2001/17 and submitted 16 January ...