Non-Nuclear Sanctions Against Iran Act An Act to deter Iran-sponsored terrorism, incitement to hatred, and human rights violations Canada’s Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade is expected to vote on Bill S-219: Non-Nuclear Sanctions Against Iran Act, … Continue reading
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Unrest in Kurdistan, Nukes Deal with Iran, Parts of Our Discussion on WSRadio with Host Cynthia Dillion
This interview was conducted on Wednesday May 13, 2015. Here are some of the discussion excerpts from WSRadio website: The View from Abroad. Iran. Sharif Behruz Sharif Behruz is co-founder of the Iran Roundtable, described in its website as a … Continue reading
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Tagged Farinaz, human rights, iran national groups, Mahabad, Nuclear Program
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Remembering Iran’s Imprisoned Kurds on UN Human Rights Day
Sharif Behruz for The Daily Beast Today, December 10, marks United Nations Human Rights Day, first proclaimed in 1950 “to bring to the attention ‘of the peoples of the world’ the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the common standard … Continue reading
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Tagged human rights, Political Prisoners, Rojhelat
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Observations on Islamic state of Iran’s second UN review
Sharif Behruz The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) a mechanism of the Human Rights Council which works on reviewing the human rights record of UN member states reviewed the regime of Islamic Republic of Iran’s human rights record on Thursday, October … Continue reading
Worsened human rights violation by Iran’s Islamic Republic, reports Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed
Watch Dr. Shaheed officially present his report on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran to the 68th session of the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee on Tuesday, October 28, 2013 at 3pm. Source
As Rouhani delivered his verdict at the UN, so were his hanging judges back home
Iranian President Rouhani speaks reasonably about nuclear negotiations and stabilizing the Middle East, but at home the “hanging judges” are still at work. When Iranian President Hassan Rouhani answered questions from media leaders at the United Nations General Assembly about … Continue reading
PDKI Welcomes UN Resolution on Human Rights in Iran
PDKI’s Foreign Relations office welcomed the United Nations General Assembly’s resolution on human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The United Nations General Assembly passed resolution A/C.3/68/L.57 on the promotion and protection of human rights in the Islamic Republic of … Continue reading
Iran Roundtable welcomes Dr. Shaheed’s report, calls for nuclear program reversal
The report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, was presented to the UN General Assembly in October 22, 2013. The report as the Special Rapporteur highlighted “does not detail … Continue reading
Canadian MPs Decry Iran Human Rights Violations
House of Commons hosts Iran Accountability Week, with MP Cotler calling rights violations “crimes against humanity.” By Michael Wilner, Benjamin Weinthal Canada’s Parliament hosted Iran Accountability Week last week, documenting the Islamic Republic’s human rights violations, particularly its clerical leadership’s … Continue reading
Canada: Iranian peoples’ hopes for a democratic future continues to be suppressed
The United Nations’ monitor for human rights in Iran sounded the alarm Tuesday over a rise in arrests of journalists, volume of executions and extrajudicial killings in Iran. Many western countries, including Canada applauded the Special Rapporteur’s periodic human rights report on … Continue reading
European Parliament debate on ethnic minorities in Iran (video)
MEPs send out an strong and unequivocal message to the Iranian government that its ongoing persecution of ethnic minorities cannot be tolerated and should be dealt with. In order, speakers were: Jaroslav Paška, Rui Tavares, Véronique De Keyser, Marietje Schaake, … Continue reading
The whereabouts of three Kurdish political prisoners are still unknown
Kurdpa: The whereabouts of three Kurdish political prisoners are still unknown for four years following their arrest. Jamil Barez, Shahed Bahrami and Aso Mirzaie were rounded up on May 28, 2008 in the city of Mariwan by the agents of … Continue reading
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Islamic State’s Hypocrite at the UN debating racism
Sharif Behruz On September 23, 2014, Human Rights Council debated the issues of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance in follow-up to and implementation of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. The Islamic State of Iran’s … Continue reading →