Human Rights

Pakistan HR minister criticizes biased reports of UN Special Rapporteur on Iran

Islamabad, IRNA -- Pakistan’s Minister for Human Rights, strongly condemning biased reports of the United Nations Special Rapporteur about the situation of human rights in Iran, said western countries are committing human rights violations under the Islamophobic trends.

Reports on Iran unfair interpretation of human rights situation

Tehran, IRNA -- An international human rights expert in a letter to UN High Commissioner for the Human Rights Michelle Bachelet reviewed unfairness of the reports of the situation of human rights in Iran.

Iran Judiciary slams West's warmongering policy, false HR claims

Tehran, IRNA – Chief of Islamic Republic of Iran's Judiciary Hojjatoleslam Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei on Wednesday slammed Westerners' warmongering policies and criticized them for their false claims about the issue of human right.

Iran's human rights chief calls for Iran-France legal, judicial cooperation

Tehran, IRNA – Iran's Judiciary Deputy for International Affairs and the Secretary of High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi in a meeting with French Ambassador to Iran Philippe Thiebaud on Tuesday called for the legal and judicial cooperation between the two states.

Iran denounces silence of int'l bodies to martyrdom of Iranian police officers

Tehran, IRNA – Iran's Deputy Judiciary Chief for International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi on Saturday criticized the inaction and silence of international bodies to the martyrdom of Iranian police officers while fighting the traffickers, terrorists, and outlaws.

Iran Judiciary deputy chief: Interactions prelude to improvement of human rights

Tehran, IRNA – Iran's Deputy Chief for International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi underlined that interactions by the world countries are needed for the betterment of the human rights conditions in the world.

Gov't Spox: Canada's human rights shows do not work

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Government Spokesman Ali Bahadori Jahromi said that Canada's actions on Human Rights Day Anniversary do not work.

Iran to sanction US nationals, entities for human rights violations: Official

Tehran, IRNA - The Islamic Republic of Iran is going to publish a list of American entities and nationals for being involved in serious human rights violations, who will be sanctioned by Iran soon, an Iranian official said.

Iran ready to hold talks on HR, legal cooperation with Austria

Tehran, IRNA – Iran is ready to hold talk with Austria on the issue of human rights and judicial cooperation, the deputy chief of Islamic Republic's Judiciary for international affairs has said.

Muslim activist terms UK designation of entire Hamas insult to Palestinians

London, IRNA – Head of the London-based Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) Massoud Shajareh said that the UK's proscription of entire Hamas was a direct insult to the rights of Palestinian people.

Iran blasts UN human rights rapporteur’s silence on US sanctions

Tehran, IRNA – Secretary of Human Rights Headquarters of the Iranian Judiciary here on Sunday slammed Javaid Rehman, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran’s “intentional silence” on US anti-Iran sanctions that violate the Iranian nation’s human rights.

Iran terms recent report by UN Special Rapporteur as unfair, political

Tehran, IRNA – High Council for Human Rights of the Islamic Republic of Iran has rejected the recent report delivered by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran Javaid Rehman and called it political.

Human rights have become a political tool: HR official

Tehran, IRNA - Iran's Judiciary Deputy for International Affairs and the Secretary of High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi expressed regret that human rights have become a political good and instrument to exert pressure on countries like Iran.

Guterres: UN values of peace, development, human rights, opportunity for all never expire

Tehran, IRNA - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his message on the United Nations Day, 24 October 2021, said the values that have powered the UN Charter for the last 76 years — peace, development, human rights, and opportunity for all — have no expiration date.

Iran warns against global indifference to Zionists’ crimes

London, IRNA – Iran’s human rights envoy cautioned at a UN session against indifference of the global community to crimes committed by the Zionist regime against the oppressed Palestinians.

Copy of Cyrus Cylinder presented to Brazil human rights min

Tehran, IRNA – Iran's Ambassador in Brasilia Hossein Qaribi in a meeting presented a copy of Persian Cyrus Cylinder - world's first charter of human rights - to Brazil's Minister of Women, Family, and Human Rights Damares Alves.

Sanctions against Iran clear violation of human rights: Official

Isfahan, IRNA- Deputy Secretary of Iran's High Council for Human Rights on Wednesday said that sanctions against Iran are a clear violation of human rights and international chaos that are unilaterally imposed by the US.

US commits crime in Afghanistan under guise of human rights

Tehran, IRNA - Some political leaders, lawmakers, university professors, and analysts have underlined that the United States and NATO have turned Afghanistan into a burning hell and committed crimes under the pretext of supporting human rights.

Iran, Austria stress judicial, human rights cooperation

Tehran, IRNA - Member of the Provincial Government of Lower Austria and Deputy Secretary of Iran's High Council for Human Rights emphasized expansion of bilateral cooperation on judicial and human rights issues and exchange of information and experience between the two countries.

Child-killing tragedy in Canada and its interpretation in human rights terms

Tehran, IRNA – Discovery of mass grave of over one thousand kids in Canada has triggered a scandal for the country which is in habit of boasting for its human rights conditions. The scandal has unfortunately met with international opinion's silence.

Iran's Human Rights official: America responsible for its criminal acts

Tehran, IRNA – Deputy head of Iranian Human Rights Headquarters said on Saturday that the US crimes against humanity at the international scene must not go unpunished, stressing that the American government must be held accountable for its criminal acts.

"Who is Ali Motamed?" exhibition held in Isfahan

Tehran, IRNA – An exhibition entitled "Who is Ali Motamed?" on the 40th anniversary of the Hafte Tir terrorist disaster has been held at the Shahid Beheshti Cultural House in Isfahan, Iran.

Meeting on legal capacity, benefits of human rights held in Iran

Tehran, IRNA – The side-event on legal capacity and the benefits of human rights has been held on the 40th anniversary of the Hafte Tir bombing on 28 June 1981.

Iran HR body blasts US' easing sanctions after Iran made own COVID-19 vaccine

Tehran, IRNA – Iran's Human Rights Council took to Twitter on Sunday to slam the United States for issuing sanctions waivers on the coronavirus-related items after Iran made its own COVID-19 vaccines.

Iran HR body reacts to attacking Iranians abroad

Tehran, June 19, IRNA – The High Council for Human Rights in a message reacted to recent assault by anti-Revolution elements on Iranian voters abroad.

Iranian EB patients sue company blocking medical items

Tehran, June 8, IRNA – Epidermolysis Bullosa patients in Iran filed a suit against the Swedish medical device company, Mölnlycke Health Care, in Sweden’s National Contact Point for its unlawful compliance with US sanctions refusing to sell medical care items to Iranian EB patients.

By: Mohsen Pakaein

France human rights abuses in Africa

Tehran, April 27, IRNA - France, declaring itself the so-called advocate of human rights, has a long history of human rights abuses in many parts of the world, including Africa.

By: Mohsen Pakaein

UK colonialism human rights abuses in Africa

Tehran, April 24, IRNA - Some 150 years ago, it was impossible to find real news in western countries about the crimes of the UK colonialism and human rights abuses in Africa, and what was written about this continent indicated positive UK practices in Africa.

Judiciary chief stresses Iranians' rights violation be pursued in int’l bodies

Tehran, April 19, IRNA – Head of Iranian Judiciary Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi stressed on Monday that the violation of rights of the Iranian citizens in other countries should be pursued in international bodies and ordered the High Council for Human Rights to investigate the received reports in the provincial civil rights offices.

Iran severely criticizes Europe for violating Iranians’ rights

Tehran, April 14, IRNA – Secretary of Iran's High Council for Human Rights Ali Bagheri Kani on Wednesday criticized Europe for irresponsibility towards human rights and gave bitter examples of violation of Iranians’ rights in Europe.