UN Special Rapporteur

UN special rapporteur urges US to lift unilateral sanctions

TEHRAN, May 18 (MNA) – The UN special rapporteur called on the US to immediately lift unilateral sanctions against the Iranian people according to international laws, stressing that Iranian assets blocked in some countries must be released.

Gharibabadi:

UN Rapporteur has chance to see impact of sanctions in Iran

TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) – Secretary of Iran High Council for Human Rights said that upcoming visit of the UN Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan to Iran is a chance for her to get familiarized with the destructive impacts of sanctions on Iranian people.

Iran terms claims of US Special Rapporteur biased, worthless

TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman on Wed. evaluated UN Special Rapporteur’s report on situation of human rights in Iran as selective and politically motivated and strongly condemned baseless allegations raised in the report.

Iran lashes out at UN human rights rapporteur's report

TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) – In reaction to the report of Special Rapporteur, Javid Rahman, on situation of human rights in Iran, an Iranian diplomat said that purpose of such reports is only to use human rights as a tool against countries.

UN rep. in Venezuela to assess impacts of US sanctions

TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – A UN Special Rapporteur has arrived in Venezuela to assess the impact of unilateral coercive measures on human rights.

UN Special Rapporteur:

Extraterritorial targeted killing violation of human rights

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – In reaction to the assassination of an Iranian scientist, UN Special Rapporteur said that an extraterritorial targeted killing, outside an armed conflict, is a violation of international human rights law.

UN Special Rapporteur:

Saudi's Khashoggi verdict 'parody of justice'

TEHRAN, Sep. 08 (MNA) – UN human rights investigator Agnes Callamard on Monday called the Saudi prosecutor's verdict on the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul a parody of justice which spared high-level plotters.

'UN expert's report on Lt. Gen Soliemani arouses US wrath'

TEHRAN, Jul. 14 (MNA) – Iranian FM Zarif said on Tuesday that the UN rapporteur report which described the assassination of Lieutenant General Soleiman as 'unlawful' move by the US, has provoked America's wrath.

UN Special Rapporteur:

US distorted sovereignty by Gen. Soleimani assassination

TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – UN Special Rapporteur said that the US has distorted the principle of sovereignty as it has failed to provide sufficient evidence of an attack against its interests to justify the assassination of Gen. Soleimani.

UN Special Rapporteur:

Gen. Soleimani's assassination violation of intl. law

TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – The US drone strike in Iraq that assassinated Lt. Gen. Soleimani and nine other people represented a violation of international law, said the UN human rights investigator on Monday.

Soleimani assassination unlawful: UN Special Rapporteur

TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – Special Rapporteur of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said that Qasem Soleimani's assassination is unlawful and violates international human rights law.