On November 28, 2024, the United Nations Minorities Forum highlighted The European Platform for the Human Rights of Iranian Azerbaijanis; Systemic discrimination against minority nations, as well as women and children in Islamic Republic of Iran, has rendered these groups particularly vulnerable. They are systematically excluded from state media, educational …
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ArcDH Urges UN Action to Protect Rights of Azerbaijanis and Minorities in Iran under Agenda 2030
The discourse on human dignity and worth is commendable for cementing all human rights under the Vienna Declaration. However, policy-driven issues in the Islamic Republic of Iran are barriers against UN Declarations. Unchecked racism against minority nations together with extreme poverty can never make fertile conditions for human dignity. The …
Read More »“Iranian Government’s Discrimination Against Azerbaijanis, Child Marriage, and Denial of Education”
During the UN 57th of Human Rights Council, Ms. J Tabrizi, Director of Association for Human Rights of Azerbaijanis of Iran , highlighted significant issues affecting millions of students and communities in Iran. Official statistics reveal that 17 million students will be returning to school. However, more than 70% of …
Read More »ArcDH Association Warns of Environmental Catastrophe in Azerbaijan (Iran) at UN Human Rights Council
“ArcDH Association” issued a strong warning about the environmental crisis caused by hazardous waste in Azerbaijan(iran). During the interactive dialogue on September 17, 2024, Arc Association expressed concerns about the air of the cities like Tabriz is extremely polluted due to Mazut burring and mismanagement of energy. – Because of …
Read More »“ArcDH Warns UN of Severe Environmental Crisis in Iranian Azerbaijan”
At the 57th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council, the Association for the Defence of Human Rights of Azerbaijanis of Iran- “ArcDH Association” issued a strong warning about the environmental crisis caused by hazardous waste in Azerbaijan(iran). During the interactive dialogue on September 17, 2024, Arc Association expressed …
Read More »Water Quality Disaster at Araz River with Alarming Carcinogenic Diseases
Written statement* submitted by Association pour la défense des droits de l’homme et des revendications démocratiques/culturelles du peuple Azerbaidjanais-Iran – « ARC », a non-governmental organization in special consultative status The Secretary-General has received the following written statement which is circulated in accordance with Economic and Social Council resolution 1996/31. …
Read More »Permanent Environmental Crises İnflicted on Azerbaijani Provinces by the Islamic Republic of Iran
Written statement* submitted by Association pour la défense des droits de l’homme et des revendications démocratiques/culturelles du peuple Azerbaidjanais-Iran – « ARC », a non-governmental organization in special consultative status The Secretary-General has received the following written statement which is circulated in accordance with Economic and Social Council resolution 1996/31. …
Read More »The protest of Arc association against the execution of protesters in Iran
From September 26 to December 30, a total of 507 individuals suffered extrajudicial executions during the protests that swept throughout Iran, 69 of whom were children. The number of those arrested is up to 20,000, some of whom have been sentenced to death. The nation of Azerbaijan in Iran also …
Read More »The life of Nilofar Shakri, an Azerbaijani of Iran, is in danger.
More than two months have passed since the arrest of #Nilofar_Shakri in #Karaj . In the videos and pictures of his transfer from prison to the hospital that reached the #Arcdh, the effects of internal bleeding are evident. These pictures and videos have caused #human_rights_activists to worry about the health …
Read More »Towards a safer space for minorities: positive initiatives to address online hate speech…
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 …
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