December 8, 2020
37 rights group calls on UN General Assembly to ratify Iran rights resolution
HRANA – Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI) has joined 36 other rights group in calling on UN member states to ratify the recently adopted resolution on the promotion and protection of human rights in Iran at a plenary session of the General Assembly later this month. The resolution, which was passed by the Assembly..Read More
September 9, 2020
Joint call for states to mandate a UN-led inquiry into the serious human rights violations
Joint call for states to mandate a UN-led inquiry into the serious human rights violations, including enforced disappearances, torture and unlawful killings during and in the aftermath of the November 2019 protests in Iran, on the occasion of the 45th session of the HRC We, the undersigned human rights organizations, call on your government to..Read More
June 20, 2020
39 Human Rights Organizations called on the UNHRC to renew the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran
Human Rights Activists in Iran and 38 other NGOs signed a joint statement, calling HRC member states to support the resolution renewing the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran. Read the full text below: Your Excellency, We, the undersigned Iranian and international human rights organizations, urge your government to support resolution..Read More
May 22, 2020
Message of condolence from human rights organizations on the passing on of Ali Ajami
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Ali Ajami, an exiled Iranian human rights defender and a dear colleague to many of us, who focused on documenting violations of human rights in Iran. Ali, 37, was a gifted student of law at the University of Tehran who became a refugee after being arrested, imprisoned,..Read More
April 22, 2020
OPEN LETTER TO RELEASE IRAN’S FEMALE PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DURING PANDEMIC
In this COVID-19 pandemic, Iran is suffering one of the most damaging and deadliest outbreaks of any country in the world. Last week, the Iranian parliament’s research center released a report, written by independent experts, asserting that the true death toll could be nearly double the official figures and the number of infections may be..Read More
