UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- U.N. human rights experts on Friday called on Iran to immediately release a Washington Post reporter who has been detained for more than a year on charges including espionage and distributing propaganda against the Islamic Republic. A verdict on Jason Rezaian's case could come as early as next week.
The statement says the ...
[caption id="attachment_104634" align="alignright" width="201"] The Vienna International Centre, which houses the United Nations (U.N.) headquarters in the city and is a venue of the latest round of talks with Iran on its disputed nuclear programme, is pictured in Vienna July 2, 2014.[/caption]
VIENNA (Reuters) - Talks between Iran and six world powers ...
Irans permanent mission to the United Nations has dismissed media claims that the Islamic Republic is seeking a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC).
The mission expressed regret that certain Western states were capitalizing on international media to attack independent countries.
Claims regarding Irans UNHRC membership bid and the subsequent ...
(Reuters) - Syrian plans to run for a spot on the U.N. Human Rights Council met with sharp criticism from the United States and Israel on Thursday, while Tehran announced it had withdrawn its candidacy for the world body's rights watchdog.
The General Assembly's annual elections for the United Nations' 47-nation, Geneva-based human rights body will ...
(Reuters) - U.N. human rights investigators have gathered testimony from casualties of Syria's civil war and medical staff indicating that rebel forces have used the nerve agent sarin, one of the lead investigators said on Sunday.
The United Nations independent commission of inquiry onSyriahas not yet seen evidence of government forces having used ...
(Reuters) - TheUnited Nationsagreed on Friday to keep investigating reports of human rights violations inIran, a move welcomed by activists who report a crackdown ahead of presidential elections.
The U.N. Human Rights Council overwhelmingly voted to give its special rapporteur on the situation inIran, Ahmed Shaheed, another year to carry out his work....
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