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The following is the full text of Imam Khamenei’s message of condolence following the martyrdom of Yahya Sinwar, chairman of the political bureau of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)

Gaza: Israelis Attacking Known Aid Worker Locations

Israeli forces have carried out at least eight strikes on aid workers’ convoys and premises in Gaza since October 2023, even though aid groups had provided their coordinates to the Israeli authorities to ensure their protection, Human Rights Wa...

The First Meeting of the Policymaking Council of the Islamic Human Rights Encyclopedia

The first meeting of the policymaking council of Islamic human rights encyclopedia was held at the High Council for Human Rights with the presence of the Secretary General of the High Council for Human Rights, the Head of Al-Mustafa Society, and the ...

Onslaught of violence against women and children in Gaza unacceptable: UN experts

UN experts today condemned the continued and systematic onslaught of violence committed against Palestinians in Gaza, with most victims being women and children over the past seven months.

The First Meeting of the Committee on the 8th Islamic Human Rights Award/ Gharibabadi: The real of human rights defenders deserve appreciation

The first meeting of the Committee on the 8th Islamic Human Rights Award was held with the presence of the Secretary General of the High Council for Human Rights.

Israeli airstrike that killed seven health workers in Lebanon used US munition, analysis reveals

Human rights experts say attack was violation of international law, and that US supplying of weapon defies 1997 Leahy law.

UN calls for independent probe into Gaza mass graves

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, while expressing "deeply concerned" over the discovery of mass graves in several locations in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, called for an independent investigation into the tragedy.

Gharibabadi's Letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding the Violent Suppression of Student Movements in the U.S in Support of the ...

In a letter to the High Commissioner of Human Rights, the Secretary-General of the High Council for Human Rights of the I.R of Iran strongly criticized the violent suppression of peaceful student gatherings in the United States.

Gaza’s 37m tonnes of bomb-filled debris could take 14 years to clear, says expert

Israel’s war in Gaza has created 37m tonnes of debris, much of it laced with unexploded bombs, which could take more than a decade to remove, a top UN demining official said.

Civil Society Groups Call On US Government to Block Unconditioned Military Assistance to Israel

At least 25 civil society groups in the US wrote a statement calling on the US government to block unconditioned military assistance to Israel on Friday.

UN experts deeply concerned over ‘scholasticide’ in Gaza

UN experts* today expressed grave concern over the pattern of attacks on schools, universities, teachers, and students in the Gaza Strip, raising serious alarm over the systemic destruction of the Palestinian education system.