The United Nations Human Rights Council selected Ms. Mai Sato, a prominent Japanese jurist and criminologist on 12 July 2024 as the 7th Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran. She was selected as the best from 11 candidates with the official start on 1 August 2024 upon the end …
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CALL FOR JOINT ACTION TO STOP DRUGRELATED EXECUTIONS IN IRAN
10 April 2024 – The death penalty or state murder is the Islamic Republic’s most important tool for instilling societal fear to maintain power. Executions in Iran increased dramatically following the “Woman, Life, Freedom” uprising, with at least 834 people executed in 2023. In 2023, more than half of all …
Read More »Association for Human Rights of Azerbaijanis in Iran- ArcDH “Concerns Raised Over UN Deputy High Commissioner’s Visit to Iran Amid Human Rights Issues”
ArcDH Association for Human Rights of Azerbaijanis in Iran expresses concern about the upcoming visit of Ms. Nada Al-Nashif, the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations, to Iran on February 3, 2024, to investigate women’s issues and executions. While Ms. Al-Nashif has worked in Libya, Lebanon, …
Read More »Open letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk and to UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif
Mister High Commissioner, Madame Deputy High Commissioner, We, civil society organizations working to promote human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, are gravely concerned by the announced visit of Deputy High Commissioner Nada Al-Nashif to the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2 to 5 February 2024. We acknowledge the …
Read More »Environmental Crisis in Northwest Iran: “Azerbaijanis of Iran Victims Seek International Action”
The 54th Session of the Human Rights Council convened today in Geneva, Switzerland, addressing critical global issues. Among the agenda items was Item 3, an interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the implications for human rights of the environmental sound management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes. This …
Read More »Written statement submitted by ArcDH: Item 5 -A Critical Review of SDG6 Performances in Iran in the Absence of Inclusive Policymaking
The Secretary-General has received the following written statement which is circulated in accordance with Economic and Social Council resolution 1996/31.[22 August 2023] ArcDH, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status sent three important statements related to today’s issues in Azerbaijani provinces in Iran to the 54th session of the United …
Read More »Written statement submitted by ArcDH: Item 4 – Water Quality Disaster at River Araz with Alarming Carcinogenic Diseases
The Secretary-General has received the following written statement which is circulated in accordance with Economic and Social Council resolution 1996/31.[22 August 2023] ArcDH, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status sent three important statements related to today’s issues in Azerbaijani provinces in Iran to the 54th session of the United …
Read More »Written statement submitted by ArcDH: Item 3 – Lake Urmia Is Not Drying Under Its Own Hydrometeorological-Geophysical Agents But Yeilding to a Deliberate Act by Iranian Authorities
The Secretary-General has received the following written statement which is circulated in accordance with Economic and Social Council resolution 1996/31.[22 August 2023] ArcDH, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status sent three important statements related to today’s issues in Azerbaijani provinces in Iran to the 54th session of the United …
Read More »Statement:The Tragedy of the Khoy Earthquake, West Azerbaijan, Inflicted Not by Nature but by the Iranian Authorities
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Read More »Statement:The Tragedy of the Khoy Earthquake, West Azerbaijan, Inflicted Not by Nature but by the Iranian Authorities
https://www.arcdh.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/6948_A_HRC_52_NGO_Sub_En.pdf This Statement documents evidence for inexplicable acts of the Iranian authorities related to Earthquakes in Khoy (West Azerbaijan, Northwest Iran) between September 2022 and February 2023. The Iranian authorities have imposed systematic disinformation and misinformation over the minority nations in the Islamic Republic of Iran, which act as an …
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