The newest statistics released by the Urmia Lake Restoration Program the level of this lake has decreased by 13 cm compared to the same as the previous year and in the long term, it has decreased by 3 meters and 15 cm. Last week, Mr. Sergey Kud-Sverchkov a russian astronaut …

Towards a safer space for minorities: positive initiatives to address online hate speech: the role of national human rights institutions, human rights organizations, civil society and other stakeholders Dear Chairperson, We believe that in order to speak positively, we must prepare the means to defend minorities through legislations to defend …

Hate speech, Social Media and Minorities Dear Chairperson, Although minorities worldwide are abused by racists in social or state media, racism in Iran is sponsored by the State. Racists in Iran even defend their position! Waging hatred against Azerbaijanis in Iran is a norm in school curricula and practiced in …

GENEVA (8 March 2021) – Women and girls continue to be treated as second class citizens in Iran, a UN expert says in a report to the Human Rights Council, citing domestic violence, thousands of marriages of girls aged between 10 and 14 each year and continuing entrenched discrimination in …

M. Le Président, Je félicite le 10e forum sur la question des minorités et rappelle les exigences essentielles de ce forum sur l’efficacité de la stratégie d’éducation de qualité pour les minorités. Des jeunes, issus de minorités ethniques ou nationales en Iran, n’ont toujours pas accès à une éducation de …

Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to thank this organization for giving me the opportunity to talk about discrimination by the Iranian authorities against Azerbaijanis. Azerbaijanis are the largest ethnic formations in Iran, almost 30 million, and this is even larger than Persians. In the past, they Azerbaijani Turks were …

M. Le Président, Je félicite au 10e forum sur la question des minorités et je rappelle les exigences essentielles du forum sur l’efficacité de l’stratégie d’éducation.de qualité pour les minorités L’instruction dans la langue maternelle est une composante essentielle qui protège l’identité des minorités. Des jeunes issus de minorités ethniques …