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On the occasion of the 13 th of Aban (4 November), the High Council for Human Rights issued a statement emphasizing that this day serves as a reminder of the fundamental truth that freedom and human dignity are not privileges to be granted by global ...

Iranian vaccine makes headways despite US sanctions

Iranian COVID vaccine inches closer to market. One month has passed since the volunteers got their first injection of the COVIRAN vaccine and now they received the second jab.

Discriminating against maternity leave-takers breaches Human Rights Act: UK charity

The government could be forced to award rebates to tens of thousands of self-employed women if a case accusing it of discriminating against those who have taken maternity leave is successful.

US and Zionist regime give Corona artificial respiration through sanctions and terror: HR official

Ali Bagheri said: while all the scientific and medical capacities in the world have become united to eradicate the corona virus, the US and the Zionist regime are trying to remove the effective role players in this combat by giving the corona virus a...

UN chief condemns Zionist regime’s settlement construction

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on Israel to “halt and reverse” its decision last week to build nearly 800 new homes for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank.

Experts: UK criminal justice system suffers delay in cases

Urgent action is needed to tackle an “unprecedented backlog” of court cases built up during the pandemic that has “severe implications” for victims, the UK’s four justice chief inspectors have warned.

UK based company accused of modern slavery in Persian Gulf countries: Report

Migrant workers working for the British security company G4S in the United Arab Emirates have collectively been forced to pay millions of pounds in illegal fees to recruitment agents to secure their jobs, Guardian reported.

Zionist regime’s decision on construction of new settlements units contrary to ‘international law: EU

The EU on Sunday called on Israel to “end all settlement activity,” in the occupied West Bank.

HR official urges int’l community to break silence over terrorism, double standards

Head of the London-based Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) Massoud Shajareh condemned the international community's silence with regard to the assassination of Dr. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh and totally using war tactics for assassinating Islamic fi...

UN expert urges Zionist regime to avoid discrimination towards vaccination of Palestinians

Israel’s “impressive” vaccination programme against the COVID-19 pandemic must include Palestinians under occupation, UN independent human rights experts stressed on Wednesday.

Ali Bagheri visits consular services desk at Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Secretary of the High Council for Human Rights and the Deputy for International Affairs to the Judiciary visited the Consular Service Desk and the Response System for Iranians Abroad at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday.