UN Human Rights Council

Iran to chair Human Rights Council Social Forum in November

TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) –  Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva, Ali Bahreini, has been appointed as the rotating president for the 2023 Social Forum of the Human Rights Council slated for November.

Gharibabadi:

Extending mandate of special rapporteur null and void

TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – The secretary of Iran's High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi has rejected the extension of the mandate of the imposed UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran as null and void.

Kan'ani condemns human rights res. as null and void

TEHRAN, Apr. 04 (MNA) – In reaction to the approval of the anti-Iran resolution at the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday, the Iranian foreign minister spokesman condemned and dismissed it as biased and in line with political goals of Western states.

Envoy:

Human rights allegations against Iran sheer hypocrisy

TEHRAN, Mar. 21 (MNA) – Iran has strongly slammed some countries' claims to be advocates of Iranian people’s human rights while, on the contrary, depriving Iranians of their basic rights, including through imposition of unilateral sanctions.

Iran FM meets with UN's Guterres, Indonesian counterpart

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – The Iranian foreign minister held talks with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and his Indonesian counterpart in Geneva on the sidelines of the UN Human Rights Council Meeting.

At UN council's meeting:

FM reaffirms Iran's commitment to human rights

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – Addressing the UN Human Rights Council meeting on Monday, the Iranian foreign minister said,"The Islamic Republic of Iran is resolute in its commitment to protect and promote human rights."

Iran, Syria FMs discuss mutual ties, regional, intl. issues

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad held a telephone conversation on Monday evening to discuss bilateral relations and issues of mutual interests.

Gharibabadi calls on Germany to stop deceptive HR policies

TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – Responding to the German foreign minister's comments, the Secretary of Islamic Republic of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights on Thursday called on Berlin to end its double standards regarding human rights.

Tehran dismisses UNHRC resolution as null and void

TEHRAN, Nov. 25 (MNA) – The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected on Friday western countries resolution at UN Human Rights Council as null and void.

Gharibabadi:

Unilateral sanctions used as war tool against Iranian people

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Iran’s Deputy Judiciary for International Affairs said that Iranian people are the main and innocent victims of the unilateral inhumane sanctions under the failed policy of so-called “Maximum Pressure”.

Iran calls on Danish govt. to return Iranian child to family

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Criticizing the separation of an Iranian child from his parents by Danish government, Secretary of High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi called on Danish government to immediately return Iranian child to his family.

Iran HR Council criticizes illegal trial of Iranian diplomat

TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) – Secretary of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi has criticized the arrest of Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi, describing his trial as illegal.

Gharibabadi:

Iran calls on West to end use of HR as political means

TEHRAN, Feb. 28 (MNA) – Secretary of Iran Judiciary's Human Rights Council said that approach of political and instrumental use of human rights must be set aside by the Western countries.

Gharibabadi:

HR advocates' silence given Israel audacity to ridicule HRC

TEHRAN, Nov. 02 (MNA) – Iran's Secretary of High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi said that the so-called silence of human rights advocates has given the Israeli regime the audacity to ridicule the UN Human Rights Council.

Ripping up HR Council report showed Zionist assertiveness

TEHRAN, Oct. 31 (MNA) – A senior member of Palestinian Islamic Jihad Resistance Movement said that tearing up a report of Human Rights Council indicated the high-level of assertiveness of the Zionist regime towards international institutions.

Iran envoy to UN:

Double standards on human rights must be abandoned forever

TEHRAN, Oct. 30 (MNA) – Stating that Iran adheres to its international commitments to preserve human rights, an Iranian diplomat stressed that selective approaches and double standards towards human rights must be abandoned forever.

Human rights become political tool: Gharibabadi

TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – Iran's Deputy Judiciary for International Affairs and Secretary-General of Human Rights Office said that human rights have become a political tool to exert pressure on independent countries like Iran.

Iran reacts to an interventionist statement about Khuzestan

TEHRAN, Jul. 24 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman reacted to the interventionist and political statement of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding the recent events occurred in southern Iranian province of Khuzestan.

Western countries must think to solve human rights problems

TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman said that Western countries should focus on solving their own internal and human rights problems instead of interfering in internal affairs of other countries under the name of human rights.

Iran envoy in Geneva:

Gen. Soleimani assassination an example of state terrorism

TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – Iran's ambassador and Permanent Representative at the UN Office in Geneva Esmaeil Baghaei Hamaneh criticized describing the assassination of Gen. Soleimani as "arbitrary killing" by a UN special rapporteur.

Deputy Judiciary Chief:

Western anti-Iran stance on HR situation in Iran in decline

TEHRAN, Mar. 28 (MNA) – The Head of the Iranian Judiciary's High Council for Human Rights Ali Bagheri Kani said that more than 50% of states did not vote in favor of the anti-Iran resolution at the 46th session of Human Rights Council on March 23.

Baghaei Hamaneh:

No obstacle to be created in Iran determination to protect HR

TEHRAN, Mar. 24 (MNA) -- Iran's Permanent Representative to UN Office in Geneva said that no obstacle will be created in Iran’s determination to protect human rights.

Anti-Iranian human rights resolution approved with least vote

TEHRAN, Mar. 24 (MNA) – The repeated anti-Iranian human rights resolution was approved in Geneva with less than half of the member states’ political votes.

FM spox:

Countries violating right of nations cannot be claimant of HR

TEHRAN, Mar. 24 (MNA) – While rejecting the draft resolution on human rights situation in Iran, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman emphasized that countries that violate rights of other nations cannot sit in position of claimant in a country.

Iran urges Germany to coop. in top general's terror case

TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – Iranian Judiciary’s High Council for Human Rights called on Germany to cooperate in completion and removal of ambiguities in assassination case of former Iran’s IRGC Quds Force Commander martyr Soleimani.

Parl. HR Faction:

West politically abusing UN Human Rights Council

TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – Iran's Parliament Human Rights and Citizenship Faction in a statement on Sat. strongly condemned political resolution of three European states against Iran, stating that West is politically abusing UN Human Right Council.

Iran’s UN envoy:

US should end arbitrary detention, harassing Iranian citizens

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – Iran’s Permanent Ambassador to Vienna-based International Organizations said that the United States should end arbitrary detentions and harassment of Iranian citizens.

Iran's envoy to Geneva:

Tie normalization to strengthen Israel’s sense of immunity

TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) – Iran's Permanent Representative to UN Office in Geneva criticized the normalization of ties with the Zionist regime, noting that such moves will only strengthen the regime's sense of immunity.