Human Rights Council
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Iran FM: Israeli crimes driving region to brink of serious crisis
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that Israel’s assault on Gaza, which began in October last year, coupled with the regime’s aggressive expansion into the West Bank, is driving the region to the brink of a serious crisis.
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Scientific nationalism an obstacle to uphold human rights: Iran
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva has said that scientific nationalism is an obstacle to uphold human rights as it could restrict the sharing of science, technology and innovation.
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Iran’s envoy slams Germany for anti-Iran remarks
Tehran, IRNA – The representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations in Geneva has criticized Germany for anti-Iran remarks about human rights.
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Unilateral illegal sanctions hinder womens' growth, prosperity: Iran envoy
Tehran, IRNA – Director General of International Affairs of the Vice Presidency for Women and Family Affairs, Khadijeh Karimi, has said that unilateral sanctions and coercive and illegal activities, hinder the growth and prosperity of women in various fields.
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Tehran rejects extension of HRC rapporteur’s mission in Iran
Tehran, IRNA – Iran says that a decision by the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to extend the mission of Javaid Rehman, the council’s rapporteur on Iran, with the minimum support of member countries is not a base for Iran’s cooperation and is fully rejected.
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FM Spox rejects anti-Iran resolution of Human Rights Council as politically-motivated
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani on Tuesday reacted to an anti-Iran resolution by the UN Human Rights Council, rejecting it as politically-motivated with a selective, biased, and confrontational approach towards Iran.
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Iranian, Belgian FMs discuss issues of mutual interests over phone
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Belgian counterpart Hadja Lahbib held a telephone conversation to discuss the latest situation of bilateral relations.
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Iran FM meets Norwegian counterpart
Geneva, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian met with his Norwegian counterpart Anniken Huitfeldt in Geneva on Monday on the sidelines of the 52nd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council.
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HRC 52nd regular session in Geneva
The 52nd regular session of the Human Rights Council has kicked off in Geneva, running until April 4. On the first day of the meeting, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian made a speech on Monday, February 27, 2023/ Dispatched
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Iran FM, UN chief hold talks in Geneva
Geneva, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian met with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Geneva on Monday on the sidelines of the 52nd regular session of the UN Human Rights Council.
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Respect for ‘human rights and dignity’ is core value for Iran: FM
Geneva, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Monday that “for us, respect for ‘human rights and dignity’ is a core value that is deeply rooted in our national tradition and profoundly embedded in our religious beliefs.”
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Iran FM departs for Geneva
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Sunday left Tehran for Geneva to take part in a regular session of the Human Rights Council and the Conference on Disarmament (2023).
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HRC’s crocodile tears for human rights situation in Iran
Tehran, IRNA – The UN Human Rights Council held a special session on Thursday in Geneva to address what it described as 'The deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran'; the meeting, however, drew strong criticism from a number of countries which accused the HRC of adopting a double standard approach.
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Iran’s top rights official urges Germany to end ‘deceptive policies’
Tehran, IRNA – Secretary of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi on Thursday called on Germany to end what he called its deceptive policies on human rights.
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Germany’s sympathy with Iranians ‘hypocritical’: Iran envoy
Tehran, IRNA – The Iranian envoy attending the UN Human Rights Council’s Special Session on Iran criticized Germany for requesting the Thursday session, saying that Berlin’s claims of expressing sympathy with the Iranians are hypocritical.
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Envoy terms Special Session of Human Rights Council on Iran as political scam
London, IRNA – Iran’s envoy has criticized the Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council on the Islamic Republic, calling it “a political scam” and saying the so-called champions of human rights, which have committed crimes against humanity throughout history are of no “moral credibility” to advise others.