December 2020

Iran: UN calls for accountability on 1988 prison massacres marks turning point in three-decade struggle Amnesty International    |    Dec. 9, 2020 A group of UN human rights experts have written to the Iranian government warning that past and ongoing violations related to prison massacres in 1988 may amount to crimes against humanity and that they will call […]

IRAN FOCUS    |    October 29, 2020 The United Nations General Assembly condemned the Iranian government on Monday for its ongoing and systematic human rights abuses. During the 75th session of UNGA’s Third Committee, which is focused on social and human rights issues, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, Javaid Rehman, said that there is

Iran: Detainees flogged, sexually abused and given electric shocks in gruesome post-protest crackdown – new report Amnesty International    |    2 September 2020 Widespread torture including beatings, floggings, electric shocks, stress positions, mock executions, waterboarding, sexual violence, forced administration of chemical substances, and deprivation of medical care Hundreds subjected to grossly unfair trials on baseless national