GENEVA (14 August 2015) – United Nations human rights experts today urged the Iranian Government to immediately release the Washington Post’s correspondent in Tehran, Jason Rezaian, who now awaits verdict after his fourth and possible final hearing earlier this week. “The arrest, detention and secret trial of Mr. Rezaian violate ...
GENEVA (5 June 2015) – The detention of journalists and human rights defenders weakens the protection of human rights of all in Iran, United Nations Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed has said today, expressing serious concerns at the arbitrary and unlawful arrest, detention and prosecution of journalists and rights activists in ...
Watch Dr. Shaheed officially present his report on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran to the 68th session of the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee on Tuesday, October 28, 2013 at ...
GENEVA (5 August 2015) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, today urged the Iranian authorities to immediately commute the death penalty recently handed down to Mohammad Ali Tehari, a well-known author of alternative medical theories practiced in Iran and abroad, ...
Dr. Shaheed officially present his report on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran to the 28th session of the UN Human Rights Council on 16 March 2015. Read Dr. Shaheed’s statement to the UN Human Rights Council. Watch the video of Dr. Shaheed’s statement to ...
This month during the Human Rights Council’s annual discussion on the integration of a gender perspective, Dr. Ahmed Shaheed explained the shared challenges for country mandate holders to advance gender equity. Specifically, the Special Rapporteur outlines current issues to be addressed as well as makes direct recommendations to better incorporate ...
GENEVA (15 July 2015) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed today called on the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the international community to seize the opportunity created by the agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme to address the human rights situation in the country. Mr. Shaheed ...
Ahmed Shaheed and Christof Heyns, urge the Islamic Republic to halt execution of Saman ...
The Special Rapporteur would like to extend his wishes for a very Happy Nowruz to the people and Government of Iran. Human beings are members of a whole, In creation of one essence and soul If one member is afflicted with pain, Other members uneasy will remain If you have ...