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19 Dec 2011

General Assembly voices concern over Iranian human rights record

United Nations Member States today expressed deep concern at reports of human rights violations in Iran, including torture, the use of cruel punishments such as flogging and amputations and "pervasive gender inequality and violence against women," and called on Tehran to strengthen its national human rights institutions.
United Nations Member States today expressed deep concern at reports of human rights violations in Iran, including...
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17 Nov 2011

Saudi Arabia wants UN vote on assassination plot

Saudi Arabia is pressing for a UN vote Friday on a resolution condemning an alleged plot to assassinate its US envoy and calling on Iran to cooperate with the investigation. The United States has said Iran was behind the plot to kill Adel al-Jubeir in Washington, but the Saudi resolution, which was distributed at the 193-member UN General Assembly on Wednesday, did not directly accuse Iran of involvement.
Saudi Arabia is pressing for a UN vote Friday on a resolution condemning an alleged plot to assassinate its US envoy and...
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16 Nov 2011

Iran criticizes Saudi U.N. resolution

Iran is sharply criticizing a draft U.N. General Assembly resolution because it refers to an alleged Iranian plot against a Saudi ambassador, an assertion the Islamic republic calls "unsubstantiated." - In addition, a high-ranking Iranian official visiting the United Nations on Wednesday criticized the United States and other Western countries for unfairly targeting his country for its nuclear program
Iran is sharply criticizing a draft U.N. General Assembly resolution because it refers to an alleged Iranian plot...
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9 Nov 2011

U.N. Agency Says Iran Data Points to A-Bomb Work

United Nations weapons inspectors have amassed a trove of new evidence that they say makes a "credible" case that "Iran has carried out activities relevant to the development of a nuclear device," and that the project may still be under way.
United Nations weapons inspectors have amassed a trove of new evidence that they say makes a "credible" case that "Iran...
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7 Nov 2011

U.S. Hangs Back as Inspectors Prepare Report on Iran’s Nuclear Program

An imminent report by United Nations weapons inspectors includes the strongest evidence yet that Iran has worked in recent years on a kind of sophisticated explosives technology that is primarily used to trigger a nuclear weapon, according to Western officials who have been briefed on the intelligence. But the case is hardly conclusive.
An imminent report by United Nations weapons inspectors includes the strongest evidence yet that Iran has worked in...
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nuclear skeptics, nuclear weapon, united nations, us foreign policy, war mongering
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5 Nov 2011

UN report ‘to suggest Iran nuclear weapons work’

The UN's atomic watchdog is planning to reveal evidence that Iran has been working secretly to develop a nuclear weapons capability, diplomats say. The evidence is said to include intelligence that Iran made computer models of a nuclear warhead.
The UN's atomic watchdog is planning to reveal evidence that Iran has been working secretly to develop a nuclear weapons...
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5 Nov 2011

U.S. Keeps Focus On Sanctions For Iran, Amid Speculation Over Israeli Strike

The Obama administration is cautioning the international community to stick with economic sanctions against Iran, as developments in Israel and at the United Nations fuel speculation about a possible military strike being pushed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Obama administration is cautioning the international community to stick with economic sanctions against Iran, as...
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15 Oct 2011

UN Report Documents Iran’s Human Rights Crisis

The Iranian government should immediately allow access to the UN appointed Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed to address Iran s ongoing human rights crisis, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today, following the release of Shaheed s interim report
The Iranian government should immediately allow access to the UN appointed Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed to address...
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23 Sep 2011

Protesters rally against Iranian leader outside UN

s hundreds of people protested the appearance of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton said the Obama administration is doing "almost nothing" to protect Iranians from the violence of their own regime.
s hundreds of people protested the appearance of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the United Nations General...
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15 Sep 2011

William Hague: Britain to push for Iran UN resolution

Britain will push the United Nations for a strong resolution condemning human rights violations in Iran, the foreign secretary has said. William Hague said Iran's refusal to respond to its people's demands for greater freedom was isolating the country from the rest of the world.
Britain will push the United Nations for a strong resolution condemning human rights violations in Iran, the foreign...
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13 Sep 2011

Ahmadinejad Comes to Town, Don’t Let Him Off the Hook!

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is coming to New York to attend 66th session of the UN General Assembly, loves visiting the Big Apple and relishes his time on the international stage. The media frenzy that has become a tradition since his annual visits began in 2005 is often void of meaningful scrutiny of what is the most important issue to Iranian citizens, namely the Islamic Republic's harsh repression of its people that has escalated into an unprecedented human rights crisis since the disputed reelection of Ahmadinejad in June 2009.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is coming to New York to attend 66th session of the UN General Assembly, loves visiting the Big...
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9 Sep 2011

Iran tells UN it will hit back at any attack

Iran warned it would "not hesitate" to strike back at any military action, in a formal complaint to the United Nations over an attack warning made by French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Sarkozy said last week that Iran's "military nuclear and ballistic ambitions constitute a growing threat that may lead to a preventive attack."
Iran warned it would "not hesitate" to strike back at any military action, in a formal complaint to the United Nations...
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france, international pressure, iran foreign policy, united nations
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6 Jul 2011

Hikers’ families turn to the U.N., finally

After two years of sorrow and worrisome, families of Josh Fattai and Shane Bauer appealed to Ban Ki-Moon for help. CNN reported the families of hikers detained in Iran with charge of espionage met the U.N. Secretary-General and asked him to intervene just a month away to a trial which was postponed last month.
After two years of sorrow and worrisome, families of Josh Fattai and Shane Bauer appealed to Ban Ki-Moon for help. CNN...
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29 Apr 2011

Prisoners in Karaj Demand Visit by UN Special Rapporteur

Following a hunger strike by political prisoners at Rajaee Shahr Prison in Karaj, Ali Tabarzadi, son of political prisoner Heshmatollah Tabarzadi spoke with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran about his recent visit with his father.
Following a hunger strike by political prisoners at Rajaee Shahr Prison in Karaj, Ali Tabarzadi, son of political...
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19 Mar 2011

Many Countries Support a Special Mechanism on Iran

In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Dokhi Fassihian, executive director of the Democracy Coalition Project, said many countries have reached the conclusion that there is an urgent need for a UN special mechanism to monitor and report on the human rights situation. She also said that the Secretary General s recent report is a strong report which indicates the United Nation s serious attention to this matter.
In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Dokhi Fassihian, executive director of the...
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18 Mar 2011

UN Secretary General’s Report Shows Need for Special Human Rights Monitor in Iran

(15 March 2011) The release of a report by the UN Secretary- General, Ban Ki-moon, on the human rights situation in Iran should encourage the UN Human Rights Council to establish a special monitoring and reporting mechanism, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today.
(15 March 2011) The release of a report by the UN Secretary- General, Ban Ki-moon, on the human rights situation in Iran...
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5 Mar 2011

Disgraceful: Iran Now Member of Top UN Women’s Rights Body, with US approval

Today, Iran becomes a full-member of the UN s top women s rights body, the UN Commission on the Status of Women. It was elected by the UN General Assembly by consensus, meaning with the approval of the United States.
Today, Iran becomes a full-member of the UN s top women s rights body, the UN Commission on the Status of Women. It was...
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16 Feb 2011

Rights groups press UN to denounce Iran executions

Human rights groups are pressing the U.N. and the international community to denounce a rash of executions in Iran. The groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, say at least 86 people have been executed in 2011 in Iran. They say at least eight of those killed last month were political prisoners.
Human rights groups are pressing the U.N. and the international community to denounce a rash of executions in Iran. The...
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