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Sweden will no longer fund (UNRWA) and will instead provide increased overall humanitarian assistance to Gaza via other channels, the Nordic country says, in a move denounced by the head of the agency.

Gharibabadi in a meeting with Hamid Nouri's son: Our effort is to pursue and fulfill the rights of Iranians everywhere in the world

Stating that Hamid Nouri is illegally imprisoned in Sweden, the Vice President of the Judiciary for International Affairs and the Secretary General of the High Council for Human Rights said: “Our effort is to pursue and fulfill the rights of Ir...

UN experts warn Canada lacks proper oversight, safeguards for people behind bars

UN experts said today serious concerns remain, particularly in relation to Indigenous Peoples, groups facing racial discrimination and other groups at risk in Canada.

Prisoners serving sentences with no clear end is a stain on British justice – it also amounts to torture

Alice Edwards The UN special rapporteur on torture

The Meeting of the Norway Ambassador with Gharibabadi/ The Criticism of the Dual Standards of the Human Rights by Western Countries and the United Sta...

The Vice President of the Judiciary for International Affairs and the Secretary General of the High Council for Human Rights of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in a meeting with the Norway ambassador in Iran, criticized the dual approach of Western cou...

Gharibabadi demanded the preparation of a legislative proposal in the I.R. parliament on the subject of sanctioning officials and institutions involve...

Gharibabadi called for preparation of a legislative proposal in the parliament on the subject of sanctioning officials and institutions involved in suppressing the protesting student movement in the US.

Secretary General of the High Council for Human Rights: We are trying to provide the ground for the release of Hamid Nouri

Gharibabadi said: "Unfortunately, the Supreme Court of Sweden rejected the appeal of Mr. Nouri's lawyer without any logical reason. We are trying to provide the conditions for the release of Mr. Nouri, it is our duty to work in this field, a...

EU Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence falls short of full potential, says UN expert

Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences raised concerns over the European Parliament’s adoption of the first European Union Directive on combating violence against women and domestic vio...

Feds Accuse Rhode Island of Warehousing Kids With Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities

Rhode Island violated the civil rights of hundreds of children with mental health or developmental disabilities by routinely and unnecessarily segregating them at Bradley Hospital, an acute care psychiatric hospital, federal prosecutors said Monday. ...

Gharibabadi: Suppression of student protests in the U.S. and crimes in Gaza is the showcase of American human rights

The first meeting of the Central Headquarters for the American Human Rights Week Review, was held at the Coordination Council of the Islamic Development Organization, with the presence of the Vice President of the Judiciary for International Affairs ...

Gharibabadi: The arrest and imprisonment of Asadi, an Iranian diplomat, was against the International Law

The human rights meeting on the issue of the case of the Iranian diplomat imprisoned in Germany and Belgium, was held with the presence of the Vice President of the Judiciary for International Affairs and the Secretary-General of the High Council for...