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UN expert to investigate alleged rights violations in Iran through diaspora in the US and Canada
The result of these findings will be reflected in his report to the General Assembly in October 2013. ... Read more
Iran: UN experts concerned at barring of women presidential candidates and freedom restrictions
UN experts say disqualifications of Iranian presidential candidates based on gender, belief and association violate human rights law. ... Read more
UN human rights experts urge Iran to release Baha’i community leaders
Five years into the arrest of Baha'i leaders, concerns about illegal detention and withering freedom of religion in Iran grow. ... Read more
UN expert raises alarm over increased degree of seriousness of human rights violations
GENEVA (12 Mars 2013) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed ... Read more
UN experts call for immediate release of key opposition leaders ahead of presidential elections
(11 February 2013) – Special Rapporteurs on Iran and assembly and association expressed all for their immediate release of Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karoubi. ... Read more
UN human rights experts urge Iran to release journalists and stop targeting media
(5 February 2013) UN independent experts call on Iran to release journalists detained in recent weeks and stop a broader campaign to crack down on media ahead of the presidential elections. ... Read more
Iran: UN rights experts urge Government to halt the execution of five Ahwazi activists
(25 January 2013) A group of United Nations independent experts on Iran, peaceful assembly and of association, extrajudicial executions, torture and minorities today urged the Iranian authorities to halt the execution of five Ahwazi activists, who are at imminent risk after their death sentences were recently upheld by the Supreme Court. ... Read more
UN experts call for an independent and impartial investigation into the death in custody of a blogger
(15 November 2012) United Nations human rights experts urge Iran to investigate the death and alleged torture in custody of Iranian blogger Sattar Beheshti. ... Read more
UN expert in second mission to probe human rights in Iran through diaspora in Europe
(9 November 2012) UN Special Rapporteur, Ahmed Shaheed, will launch his second fact-finding mission to three European countries which host Iranian diaspora. ... Read more
UN human rights experts urge immediate release of Sakharov Prize winners
(1 November 2012) UN experts call for the immediate release from prison of lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and Film-maker Jafar Panahi, both recently awarded the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought . ... Read more
Latest news
- Iran needs to be ‘named and shamed’ on rights violations August 06, 2013
- Ahmed Shaheed on the death penalty in Iran July 28, 2013
- UN expert to investigate alleged rights violations in Iran through diaspora in the US and Canada July 17, 2013
- Iran presidential vote not free, fair: UN rights envoy June 14, 2013
- Iran: UN experts concerned at barring of women presidential candidates and freedom restrictions May 30, 2013
- UN human rights experts urge Iran to release Baha’i community leaders May 14, 2013
- Watch Live: Dr. Shaheed's talk with Balavision April 22, 2013
- Listen: Dr. Shaheed on Elections and Women's Rights April 17, 2013
- Amnesty International Sheds Light on the Death Penalty in 2012 April 10, 2013
- UN expert raises alarm over increased degree of seriousness of human rights violations April 19, 2013
About Dr. Shaheed
Dr. Ahmed Shaheed is an internationally recognized expert on foreign policy, international diplomacy, democratization and human rights reform especially in Muslim States. He has twice held the Office of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives, a position he used to promote human rights standards and norms.
During his time in government, Dr. Shaheed played a leading role in the Maldives democratic transition and in its human rights reform process.