UN Human Rights Council

HCHR denounces US suggestion over Iran's blocked assets

TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) –The High Council of Human Rights (HCHR) has strongly condemned remarks by the US secretary of treasury suggesting Iran’s blocked assets could be used to make up for some of Washington’s regional allies for damage caused in war.

Iran slams intl. community selective approach to human rights

TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) – Iran has lashed out at international community’s selective approach to the human rights and accountability, stressing Iran had been treated as a respondent rather than a victim one year after 2025 US-Israeli war of aggression.

Iran blasts Israel irresponsible act to UN violence blacklist

TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) – Iran’s High Council for Human Rights has condemned Israel’s “irresponsible reaction” to being placed on the United Nations blacklist of perpetrators of sexual violence in armed conflict.

Iran FM Araghchi:

Silence in face of injustices never bring security, peace

TEHRAN, Mar. 27 (MNA) – Referring to the ongoing US-Israeli aggression, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that indifference and silence in the face of injustices will never bring about peace and security.

Minab school massacre only a bit of US-Israeli crimes: FM

TEHRAN, Mar. 27 (MNA) – The Iranian foreign minister says the US-Israeli massacre of schoolchildren in Minab is just the "tip of a far larger iceberg" of the invading coalition's war crimes.

Deputy FM:

Iran resolved to defend against new aggression

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – Kazem Gharibabadi, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Legal and International Affairs, has warned the enemies that the country is not joking when it is talking about its resolve to defend itself.

Gharibabadi due in Geneva for UNHRC session

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs has departed for Geneva to take part in a key session of the UN Human Rights Council.

Iran not to give in to foreign pressures: Bahraini at UNHRC

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – Ali Bahraini, Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva, says that Iran will not give in to pressures by Western countries that seek to accuse Iran over recent riots.

Envoy:

Call for UNHRC session on Iran "political, unconstructive"

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations Office in Geneva says request to convene a special session of UN Human Rights Council on Iran is nothing but a politically-motivated and unconstructive move by certain states.

UN rights body set to hold urgent session on Sudan: report

TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – The UN Human Rights Council held a special session on Friday on the situation in el-Fashir, Sudan, in which states will consider a request for a fact-finding mission on mass killings during the fall of the Darfur city.

Iran lashes out at UN for silence over Israeli aggression

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – Secretary of Iran High Council for Human Rights Nasser Seraj criticized UN silence over Israeli attack on Iran, warning that UN silence is one of the reasons for Israeli boldness in violating sovereignty of regional countries.

Tehran hosts 10th Iran-Russia Human Rights Dialogues

TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – The 10th round of bilateral human rights dialogues between Iran and Russia was held in Tehran on Wednesday.

Volker Turk condemns ‘mass killing’ of Palestinians in Gaza

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – The United Nations human rights chief condemned Israel for its “mass killing” of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and “hindering of sufficient lifesaving aid”, saying that the regime must be held to account.

OHCHR:

Israeli’s decision on Gaza occupation violation of ICJ ruling

TEHRAN, Aug. 08 (MNA) – The Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday reacted to Tel Aviv's decision on Gaza occupation, calling it as clear-cut violation of ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

Ghalibaf censures Knesset speaker shameful comments

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf reject as ridiculous the Zionist Regime’s parliament (Knesset) speaker based on the United Nations official reports.