Western politicians’ hateful speeches ‘threat to human rights’: Iran envoy
ran’s representative at the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly has warned that the recent increase in hate-mongering speeches by Western…
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Tehran condemns ratification of anti-Iranian human rights resolution by UNHRC
MNA – The Spokesperson of the Iranian ministry of foreign affairs Abbas Mousavi censured approval of an anti-Iranian human rights resolution in…
UNHRC lauds Iran’s actions to enhance human rights
MNA – The UN Human Rights Council has praised Iran for enacting laws and policies to uphold the rights of persons with…
US unilateral sanctions crime against humanity: Iran diplomat
Press TV – Iran’s ambassador and permanent representative to the UN office in Geneva says the US sanctions and unilateral punitive measures…
UNHRC appoints rapporteur on Iran affairs
IRNA – The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Friday appointed Mr. Javaid Rehman as rapporteur for Iran affairs. Rehman, a…
US withdraws from UN Human Rights Council over anti-Israel bias
Press TV – The United States has announced its withdrawal from the United Nation Human Rights Council (UNHRC) over what it calls…
UN Human Rights Council extends mandate on Iran
IRNA – The UN Human Rights Council has adopted a resolution extending the mandate on Iran. Adopted along with five other resolutions…
UN HRC’s session on Ghouta aims at covering up terrorists’ crimes
MNA – Syria’s Permanent Representative at the UN in Geneva, Ambassador Hussam Eddin Ala, affirmed that the real purpose of holding the…
Appointing special rapporteur on human rights politically motivated: Iran official
IRNA – Senior Iranian official criticized the UN Human Rights Council’s anti-Iran efforts and said that appointing special rapporteur on human rights…
Araghchi en route to Geneva
MNA– Deputy FM Mr. Abbas Araghchi will depart Tehran for Geneva on Tuesday evening to attend a session of United Nations Human…
Iranian deputy FM deplores Saudi election to UN Human Rights Council
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Seyed Abbas Araqchi said the child-killing Saudi regime’s membership in…
UNHCR report confirms worldwide rise in forced displacement in first half 2015
Tehran, Dec 18, IRNA – With almost a million people having crossed the Mediterranean as refugees and migrants so far this year,…
Saudi Arabia appointment as UN rights panel head ‘scandalous’
A rights group has dismissed as “scandalous” the appointment of Saudi Arabia as the head of a key panel in the United…
CIA torture practices may be discussed at UNHRC: Russian diplomat
he Russian Permanent Representative to the UN has no doubt that the CIA tortures will be on the UN Human Rights Council’s…
Ukraine conflict death toll rises above 3,000, says UN
True death toll is likely to be higher than figure announced by UN human rights official that includes victims of MH17 plane…
NAM urges UN to take tough action against ISIL’s crimes against humanity in Iraq
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s envoy to the UN offices in Geneva Mohsen Naziri Asl, whose country chairs the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), underlined the…
UN considers emergency mission to Iraq to investigate Isis ‘war crimes’
Human rights council holds special session over alleged rights abuses and violations of humanitarian law by Islamic militants The UN human rights council is…
U.N. rights chief: Israel may be committing war crimes in Gaza
GENEVA – Israel may have committed war crimes by killing civilians and shelling houses and hospitals during its two-week-old offensive in the…
Al-Jaafari: UNHRC report on Syria based on unilateral media information
TEHRAN (FNA)- Syria’s Permanent Representative to the UN Bashar al-Jaafari stressed that the decisions on Syria in the report of the UN…