Human Rights
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‘Javaid Rehman’s reports on Iran completely political, biased’
Tehran, IRNA – The reports compiled by outgoing UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran Javaid Rehman against the Islamic Republic have been highly political and biased, says an expert in international law.
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Iran slams ex-HR rapporteur’s anti-Iran report
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has condemned the false report by former Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran Javaid Rehman.
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HR chief: Special judicial unit to be formed to address lawsuits, int'l crimes
Tehran, IRNA – Secretary of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi has said that a special judicial complex will be established in Tehran province to address international lawsuits and crimes.
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Iran's HR chief: US only makes gesture of supporting human rights
Tehran, IRNA – Secretary of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi said that the United States only makes a gesture of supporting human rights.
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Gaza war ‘black mark’ on US human rights record: Iran rights official
Tehran, IRNA – Secretary of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi has said that the slogan “Gaza is the black mark of the US human rights record” has been chosen for the “Week to Review and Expose the American Human Rights.”
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Palestine issue, acid test for global community: Spox
Tehran, IRNA – The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has described the issue of Palestine as a demanding test for the global community, the nations, the governments, and the international human rights bodies.
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Iran HR chief urges speeding up return of autistic child from Denmark
Tehran, IRNA – In a letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kazem Gharib-Abadi, secretary of the High Council for Human Rights called for the acceleration of the return of an autistic Iranian child from Denmark to his family.
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Iran FM exposes Europe’s empty human rights rhetoric
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says what is happening in Gaza is a serious test for Europe, which claims to champion human rights.
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UN official: Gaza war at "another critical juncture"
Tehran, IRNA – UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths has said that the war in the Gaza Strip is at another critical juncture.
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Iran announces sanctions on US, UK for supporting Israeli crimes against Palestinians
Tehran, IRNA – The Iranian Foreign Ministry has announced sanctions on more than two dozen American and British individuals and entities over their support for the Israeli regime in its terrorist acts and human rights violations against the Palestinian people, particularly in Gaza.
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Official: Iran to adopt more active approaches on human rights
Tehran, IRNA -- Secretary of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi has said that Iran's approach to the issue of human rights will become more active in the future, adding that the country will not merely defend its human rights records and will seek to demand answers on rights violations in other countries.
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HCHR reacts to US misleading report on HR situation in Iran
Tehran, IRNA — The High Council for Human Rights (HCHR) of the Islamic Republic of Iran has responded to the so-called annual report of the United States on the situation of human rights in various countries including the Islamic Republic.
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Reactions pour in over anti-Iran rights report in Geneva
The Syrian representative in the meeting criticized the report, saying the world has witnessed such politically-motivated reports for years that have been devoid of their principles. He hailed Iran for its efforts to defend the rights of its people and said Damascus wants an end to such missions.
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Fact-finding mission's report drafted under West pressure: Iran
Tehran, IRNA - Secretary of Iran's High Council for Human Rights has rejected findings of a so-called UN fact-finding mission on Iran's conduct during the 2022 protests in the country, saying the report has been drafted under pressure from some Western governments.
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Certain regimes use human rights mechanisms to pursue illegal goals: Iran
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that the so-called international fact-finding mission acts based on the agenda of its funders, so the UN human rights mechanisms are being utilized in line with sinister and illegal objectives of certain regimes.
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An inclusive gov’t helps ensure security in Afghanistan: Iran
New York, IRNA – Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani has reiterated his country’s call for the establishment of an inclusive government in Afghanistan, which he said would set a foundation for stability and security there.
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‘Germany seeking to cover up human rights violations in Palestine’
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani says that Germany is resorting to making allegations to cover up the violation of human rights in Palestine.
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World facing most shameful moral, humanitarian crisis in Gaza: Iran FM
Geneva, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has described atrocities committed by the Zionist regime as the most shameful moral and humanitarian crisis in history.
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Iran’s HDI climbs 34 steps since Islamic revolution
Tehran, IRNA – Iran has climbed 34 steps in the global Human Development Index (HDI) since the victory of the Islamic revolution in 1979, becoming one of the countries in the world with high human development.
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35,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza: Rights monitor
Tehran, IRNA-The European-Mediterranean Human Rights Watch, in its latest report, puts the overall death toll in the Gaza Strip as a result of the continuous Israeli airstrikes and shelling to 35,000.
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Iran's FM urges ending West's use of UNHRC as instrument
Tehran, IRNA - Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has called for the cessation of instrumental use of the United Nations Human Rights Council by some Western countries.
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'Zionist regime’s act to cosponsor anti-Iran HR resolution political scandal'
Tehran, IRNA – The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has described the Zionist regime of Israel’s move to cosponsor approval of a resolution against the human rights situation in Iran as a big political and moral scandal for the Western states.
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World freedom-seekers fed up with Zionists' crimes in Gaza
Tehran, IRNA - Free people all over the world are fed up with the inaction of the international institutions of the countries claiming human rights in front of the crimes of the Zionist Regime in Gaza, Human Rights Council of Iran said in a statement.
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‘US, UK, Canada should be held accountable for Israeli crimes’
Tehran, IRNA - The governments of the United States, Britain, and Canada should be held accountable as accomplices to the atrocities committed by the Israeli regime over the past two months in the Gaza Strip, a spokesman for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
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US, Tel Aviv's abettor in killing Gaza residents: HR activist
Tehran, IRNA - Jamil Sarhan, Director of the Independent Commission for Human Rights (ICHR) office in Gaza described the US as Israel's accomplice in killing Gaza residents.
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Envoy appreciates Iraq’s stance on anti-Iran UNGA resolution
Tehran, IRNA – The ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Baghdad has expressed gratitude for the stance taken by the Iraqi government in respect of a recent anti-Iran resolution at the United Nations General Assembly because Iraq cast a negative vote on the resolution concerning human rights.
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HR chief underlines global consensus against US' cruel sanctions
Tehran, IRNA – Secretary of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi has stressed the necessity of global consensus against the US' cruel sanctions.
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HR body urges probe into Israel’s crimes against journalists
Tehran, IRNA – Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has called for an independent international investigation into Israel’s crimes against journalists.
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'Israeli regime not adhering to humanitarian rules'
Tehran, IRNA - Iranian Minister of Justice Amin Hossein Rahimi says that the fake Israeli regime has violated all international laws and human rights regulations and does not live up to any humanitarian rules.
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Iran UN envoy raps ‘biased’ resolution pushed by Canada at UNGA
New York, IRNA – Iran’s Deputy Representative to the United Nations Zahra Ershadi has vehemently rejected a UN General Assembly resolution pushed by Canada over the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic, calling the measure biased and politically motivated.