At its 117th session, the Working Group decided to transmit 261 newly reported cases of enforced disappearance to 19 States: Algeria (13), Bangladesh (1), Burundi (12), China (1), Democratic People’s…
tehranMay 20, 2019
Following Iranian human rights defender Jafar Behkish’s complaint about the fate of his six family members who had been extra-judicially executed during the 1980s, the United Nations Working Group recognised…
labadminMarch 27, 2019
The United States and rights activists are criticizing Iran for selecting as its new judiciary chief a conservative cleric allegedly involved in mass executions of dissidents in the 1980s.
labadminMarch 6, 2019
The Special Rapporteur has observed a worrying picture developing in the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran since the issuance of her last report in August 2017.…
tehranMarch 5, 2018
The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution A/RES/72/189, which requested the Secretary-General to submit an interim report on the situation of human rights in Iran to the…
tehranFebruary 26, 2018
Between its 112th and 113th sessions, the Working Group transmitted 91 cases under its urgent action procedure to Bahrain (1), Bangladesh (2), China (1), the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea…
tehranNovember 24, 2017
