Wednesday, 24 March 2021_Tehran has dismissed the credibility of a politically-biased resolution against Iran that was narrowly adopted by the Human Rights Council, saying those who infringe upon the rights of other nations are not entitled to lecture about human rights , and must be held to account for their own gross abuses.
US President Joe Biden has reverted to "the sort of opportunism," that he condemned while campaigning for the 2020 election, says a political commentator.
Friday, 05 March 2021_As many as 15 high-profile human rights organizations have asked the new US administration to revisit its relations with its Persian Gulf allies in light of their drawn-out trampling on their peoples’ human rights .
Sunday, 14 February 2021_Ninety-nine international human rights organizations have demanded a freeze on arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, an immediate cessation of the war on Yemen, and lifting of a blockade on the country.
Monday, 08 February 2021_The United States reportedly plans to reengage with the UN Human Rights Council that former President Donald Trump withdrew from in 2018, in a move that is expected to draw rebuke from those who have recoiled at the body's criticism of Israel.
Saturday, 26 December 2020_Human Rights Watch says US President Donald Trump’s pardoning of four Blackwater contractors, convicted of killing at least 14 Iraqi civilians Baghdad in 2007, is an “insult to justice” and the victims.
Thursday, 24 December 2020_More than 100 people have been killed in the latest massacre along ethnic lines in western Ethiopia, and the toll is expected to rise, according to the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission.
Tuesday, 01 December 2020_Twenty nine human rights groups and arms control organizations have denounced the US arms sales to the United Arab Emirates, asking the Congress to block the mega deal.
Friday, 23 October 2020_The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has strongly denounced Egyptian authorities for executing at least 49 prisoners, including two women, in just 10 days.
Monday, 05 October 2020_Racism in France is rising. That's the conclusion of the annual report on "racism, anti semitism and xenophobia", published recently by the French National Commission on Human Rights.
Wednesday, 30 September 2020_Tehran’s ambassador to the UN office in Geneva has censured Germany and several other countries for baselessly criticizing the human rights situation in Iran while trying to appease the United States by turning a blind eye to its criminal sanctions, which “grossly” violate the Iranian people’s most basic rights.
Sunday, 06 September 2020_Human Rights Watch, a global human rights watchdog body has demanded complete ban on use of shotguns firing lethal metal pellets in conflict torn region of Indian-controlled Kashmir.
Tuesday, 04 August 2020_ Mohsen Pak Ayeen prompted the international community to react the violation toward human rights caused by US, calling the US sanctions amid coronavirus crisis and its hostility toward Iran’ airliner.
Saturday, 18 July 2020_A UN human rights expert says the Israeli regime must end its “collective punishment” against Palestinians, which is “most strikingly seen” in its persisting siege against the Gaza Strip.
Tehran, 17 June_The United States envoy to the United Nations has referred to the country as the “leading advocate for human rights ” amid rampant crackdown on protesters slamming racism and police brutality.
Monday, 15 June_Thousands of Iranian lawyers have signed a statement in condemnation of the US sanctions and its moves against human rights , calling on international organizations to strongly counter such measures.
Tehran 29 April _Human Rights Watch has urged the Egyptian authorities to release two translators, women who were arbitrarily arrested and “forcibly disappeared” last week.