(January 31, 2014)—In an action labor leaders are calling “illegal,” security forces have arrested over 20 workers of the Chadormalu Mine in the central province of Yazd, including the head and the secretary of the labor union, who stopped work as part of a contract negotiation and labor dispute.
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Security Forces Illegally Arrest Striking Workers
“Stop the executions” – UN rights experts alarmed at the sharp increase in hangings in Iran
OHCHR – GENEVA (22 January 2014) – The United Nations Special Rapporteurs on the situation of human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, and on summary executions, Christof Heyns, today called on the Government of Iran to urgently halt the abrupt surge in hangings in the country since the start of 2014.
Iran Should Release Imprisoned Activist for Urgent Medical Treatment
(January 17, 2013)—The Iranian Judiciary should immediately release imprisoned student activist Bahareh Hedayat before continued imprisonment and lack of adequate medical treatment for her chronic reproductive system problems cause irreversible damage to her health, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today.
UN resolution on the human rights situation in Iran
FIDH – On Wednesday, 18 December 2013, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly adopted a resolution on the human rights situation in Iran. The resolution denounces “serious ongoing and recurring human rights violations” in the country, and calls upon the government to “respect fully its human rights obligations, in law and in practice.”
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They have an Important Message for Us Don’t Let Them Fade Into Oblivion
What unites them?
They lived in lands far apart, spoke different languages, did not know each other.
Keep the Focus on Iran’s Human Rights
THE HUFFINGTON POST – By Hadi Ghaemib (December 19, 2013) The recent interim nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 powers is a welcome development for most Iranians. It is a major step in the right direction, addressing many of their pressing concerns:
Remembering A Forgotten Crime
2013 is the 65th anniversary of the vote of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at the United Nations. It coincides with the 25th anniversary of a gruesome state crime, committed secretly in 1988 within the prisons of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Kurdish Sunni Prisoners in Critical Health After 30 Days on Hunger Strike
Four of the six prisoners who have been on hunger strike for the past 30 days.
Six Kurdish Sunni prisoners on death row at Ghezel Hessar Prison in Karaj have been on a hunger strike since Monday, November 4, a human rights activist told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
UN Shows Strong Support for Human Rights in Iran with 83-to-36 Vote
(November 19, 2013) – The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran welcomes the United Nations General Assembly’s Third Committee vote today overwhelmingly supporting human rights in Iran, and urges the Iranian government to comply with UN human rights mechanisms and take concrete steps to address the ongoing violations in the country.
25 NGOs Urge UN to Pass Iran Human Rights Resolution
(November 18, 2013) – As the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee prepares to vote on the resolution on the promotion and protection of human rights in Iran on November 19, 25 human rights organizations—including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the Committee to Protect Journalists, and the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran—have joined together to urge member states to vote in favor of the resolution.
