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The UN Human Rights Council Thursday voted at a special session to create an independent fact-finding mission to investigate alleged human rights violations against peaceful protestors in Iran. The council requested the 35th special session in response to the nationwide protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of the morality police [...]

The Law Society of England and Wales Tuesday called for Iranian authorities to comply with international legal obligations to respect fundamental human rights. The call by the largest governing body of UK solicitors comes in the midst of increased arrests and arbitrary detentions of lawyers in Iran over the nationwide Mahsa Amini protests. This is [...]

A preliminary report from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Tuesday revealed the extent of damage the war in Ukraine has caused since Russia invaded on February 24. UNESCO verified the war damaged 207 sites, including 88 religious sites, 15 museums, 76 buildings of historic or artistic interest, 18 monuments and 10 libraries. [...]

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Tuesday shared its deep worrying concern about the Iranian security forces’ violent response against Mahsa Amini protesters and reports of arbitrary arrests. OHCHR reported that 23 children have been killed by live ammunition, metal pellets at close range and fatal beatings.  The protests in [...]

Iranian lawyers Tuesday collectively wrote a letter to the United Nations Special Rapporteur to take immediate action on the explosive shooting that occurred at Tehran’s Evin prison in Iran. They requested the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) seek information and special commitments from the Iranian government about the number of deaths, [...]

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Thursday demanded a stay of execution for Zahra Sedighi-Hamadani and Elham Choubdar. In August, the Islamic Revolution Court of Urumieh charged Sedighi-Hamadani and Choubdar with “corruption on earth” for allegedly promoting homosexuality and sentenced both women to death. Sedighi-Hamadani was arrested and arbitrarily detained [...]

The Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine Friday updated the Human Rights Council that based on the evidence gathered, Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine. The Commission had been set up in March through Resolution 49/1 with a mandate to investigate the alleged violations and abuses of human rights and related crimes in [...]

In the last few moments of her term as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet’s office Wednesday released a long-awaited report on alleged human rights violations in China’s Xinjiang region. This comes despite immense pressure from the authorities in Beijing not to publish the report. The report, titled “OHCHR Assessment of human rights [...]

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) Tuesday denounced apparent plans by Russian-backed authorities to try Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) in the port city of Mariupol. The OHCHR believes that the trials may begin within days and that, according to information currently available, the trials themselves could amount to a [...]

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Tuesday warned that arbitrary detentions and mass displacement of civilians as a result of the Russian war in Ukraine have become widespread. In response, experts suggest timely and effective investigation into all allegations of human rights violations in the area is imperative. Since Russia invaded Ukraine [...]