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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 ...

UN rights experts ‘deeply troubled’ by impunity for killing of Palestinian children

UN independent human rights experts, on Thursday, called for an impartial and independent investigation into the killing of a 15-year-old child by Israeli security forces at a West Bank protest this month.

Supreme Leader: Nurses among most respected strata in society

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei celebrated the birthday of Hazrat Zeinab, daughter of Imam Ali (AS), the first Imam of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) Infallible Household which coincides with Nurses National Day in Ira...

High Council for Human Rights hosts Afghan migrants to mark Intl. Migrants Day

House of Kabul is a small but cozy coffee shop in downtown Tehran. As it's name suggests, it's owned and operated by Afghan migrants.

Majlis condemns European Parliament’s anti-Iranian resolutions

Iranian parliament in a statement on Saturday condemned European Parliament’s resolution to impose sanctions on Iranian officials accusing them of human rights violations.

On line child abuse added to criminal content: Judiciary

The 120th session of the Action Group on criminal content identification headed by Ayatollah Montazeri, the Prosecutor General, was held with the mentioned group members.

UN chief urges all countries to have trade exchange with Iran conforming to Res 2231

Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, called on all member states to preserve the July 2015 nuclear deal and engage "in trade with the Islamic Republic of Iran in accordance with resolution 2231 (2015)."

Most EU officials violated Iranians’ basic human rights: HR official

In a live interview with a radio station on Friday, the Secretary of High Council for Human Rights said that should human rights sanctions be imposed against countries that have violated Iranians’ human rights, many European governments would l...

HR official: Iran-Afghan coexistence presents new model of immigration

In a meeting held with Afghan immigrants at “Kabul House” on Thursday, the Secretary of Iran's High Council for Human Rights said that the peaceful coexistence of Afghans with Iranians has presented a new model in immigration.

NGO: Migrants abused in Saudi deportation centre

Saudi Arabia is detaining hundreds of mainly Ethiopian migrants in squalid conditions in Riyadh, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said, quoting some as saying they had been tortured or beaten.

FM spox: JCPOA joint commission meeting to be held online Wednesday

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said the joint commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will be held online on Wednesday to discuss the implementation of the nuclear deal and obstacles for participants' co...