Nearly 3,000 miles from Tehran where mass executions were carried out in 1988, a murder trial in Sweden could produce new revelations that complicate life for Iran’s president-elect. New York…
tehranSeptember 1, 2021
France 24: Ebrahim Raisi, the favourite in Iran's presidential election, has used his position at the heart of the judiciary for grave rights violations, including mass executions of political prisoners,…
tehranJune 15, 2021
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
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
The present document reflects the communications and cases examined and other activities carried out by the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances at its 111th session held in Seoul:
tehranFebruary 28, 2017