Human Rights
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HRC: US sanctions on Iran blatant breach of human rights
Tehran, March 25, IRNA – The High Human Rights Council said in a statement on Wednesday that the US sanctions on Iran is the blatant breach of human rights of Iranian nation.
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Iran's Mousavi slams US' version on human rights
Tehran, March 13, IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokesman lambasted the US State Department's annual reports on the status of human rights in Iran.
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HR body urges world freedom-seekers to defend Indian Muslims’ honor, lives
Tehran, March 6, IRNA – The High Council for Human Rights in a statement seriously slammed brutal aggression against Indian Muslims and urged the Indian government to guarantee human and citizenship rights and punish Islamophobic and aggressive elements to provide a calm society for Muslims.
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Iran: Human rights bodies must avenge killing of greatest human rights defender in region
Tehran, Feb 27, IRNA – Secretary of Judiciary's Headquarters for Human Rights Ali Baqeri-Kani said on Wednesday that the US' crime was not merely a move to take away a brave commander from Iran; rather they targeted greatest human rights defender in the region.
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Sanctions prove US' failure to deny Iranian nation right to progress: Official
Tehran, Feb 27, IRNA – Secretary of Judiciary Headquarters for Human Rights Ali Baqeri-Kani said on Wednesday that after the victory of the Islamic Revolution Americans tried to block Iranian nation's progress, but people managed to make even more progress through reliance on domestic capabilities.
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Spox condemns UN human rights resolution against Iran
Tehran, Dec 19, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi condemned the recent resolution voted on by the United Nations against the human rights situation in Iran.
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Iranian Red Crescent criticizes failure to respect int'l human rights in conflicts
Tehran, Dec 18, IRNA - Iranian Red Crescent Society says failure to respect international human rights affects civilians such as women and children.
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West uses human rights to isolate countries: Iran rights council
Tehran, Nov 24, IRNA- Human rights is used as a tool by the west to isolate other countries, said Iran’s human rights official on Saturday.
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Iran Human Rights Council slams Canada for drafting anti-Iran resolution
Tehran, Nov 18, IRNA – Iranian Human Rights Council in a statement on Monday condemned Canada Government for presenting a draft resolution against Iran, saying that Canada drafted a series of "unfounded accusations and misinformation" and in the continuation of Canada's anti-Iran policies.
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Iran's envoy slams so-called advocates of human rights
New York, Nov 15, IRNA -- Iran’s Deputy Representative to the UN Eshaq Al-e Habib said on Thursday Third Committee session on draft resolution of human rights is an occasion to exploit the issue.
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US sanctions target Iranian women, children's human rights
Tehran, Nov 11, IRNA - US economic sanctions are targeting Iranian women and children, blocking their access to hygiene, pharmaceuticals and medical treatment, MP Farideh Oulad Qobad said on Sunday.
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Iran says human rights not a Western product
Tehran, Nov 9, IRNA – Secretary General of the High Council for Human Rights Mohammad Javad Larijani reaffirmed Iranian commitment to human rights, saying that human rights have roots in Islam and are not the Western product.
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Iran criticizes UN for issuing illogical resolutions
Tehran, Nov 7, IRNA -- Secretary of High Council for Human Rights of Iran Mohammad Javad Larijani said the that the United Nations deserved criticism regarding its performance towards Iran over the past 40 years, as it has issued an illogical and unreasonable anti-Iran resolution each year.
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Senior Iranian official urges impartiality on human rights issues
Tehran, Nov 6, IRNA – Mohammad Javad Larijani, the secretary of High Council for Human Rights of Iran, emphasized the importance of observing impartiality when considering human rights issues and urged world countries to avoid wrong suggestion and political aggression in this regard.
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High Ranking delegation on Human Rights Iran departs for Geneva
Tehran, Nov 5, IRNA - The High Ranking delegation for Human Rights of the Islamic Republic of Iran on Tuesday, headed by Mohammad Javad Larijani along with representatives of the three branches of power, left Tehran for the headquarters of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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Dictators cannot comment on human rights: Iran envoy
New York, Oct 23, IRNA -- Iran’s Permanent Representative to the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly Mohammad Hassani-Nejad condemned UN's report on human rights practices in Iran as it is in line with US' policy of economic terrorism, saying that dictators cannot make statements on human rights situation in Iran.
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Iranian women enjoy best status in region
Tehran, Sept 23, IRNA – Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Abbas Mousavi said on Monday that Iranian women's status is better than that of the regional states and other countries, the so-called advocates of human rights.