Ahmed Shaheed UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Latest Report on Iran Examines Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Addition to Civil and Political Rights
22/10/2014
Next week, I will officially present to the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly my seventh official report [1] on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. My new report details developments since the release of my last report in March 2014 [2]. You will be able to watch my presentation to the UNGA on Tuesday, here on my website.
Among my findings:
During its first review of its human rights record by the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2010, Iran accepted 13 recommendations regarding freedom of opinion and expression. However, as my report details, at least 35 journalists are currently in detention in the country and reports continue to allege the harassment, interrogation, surveillance of many others, including several who were arrested or sentenced over the past few months.
At this time, laws, policies and institutional practices in Iran continue to undermine the conditions needed for the realization of the fundamental rights guaranteed by international and national law. I believe that Iran possesses the basic tools necessary to address a wide range of recurrent human rights concerns raised by the international community and I encourage the Iranian government to take necessary measures to address the issues outlined in my report. In accordance with my UN mandate, while I continue to document human rights violations, I remain ready to work with Iranian authorities to improve the human rights situation.
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[1] official report: http://shaheedoniran.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/A-69-356-SR-Report-Iran.pdf
[2] last report in March 2014: http://shaheedoniran.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/A-HRC-25-61-updated.pdf
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