Urgent Appeal – Mass Executions in Iran: Kurds and Baluch Targeted Amid Complicit Silence

Urgent Appeal – Mass Executions in Iran: Kurds and Baluch Targeted Amid Complicit Silence

The Zagros Center for Human Rights expresses deep concern over the alarming escalation of executions targeting Kurdish and Baluch prisoners in Iran. These executions, carried …

Statement by 45 Civil Society and Human Rights Groups Ahead of the Rome Talks

Statement by 45 Civil Society and Human Rights Groups Ahead of the Rome Talks

Freedom and Human Dignity: Prerequisites for Peace Statement from Civil Society and Human Rights Organizations, Groups, and Networks on the Eve of the Rome Negotiations …

Urgent Appeal by 16 Civil Society Organizations: Immediate Release of Human Rights Defender Dr. Mahrang Baloch

Urgent Appeal by 16 Civil Society Organizations: Immediate Release of Human Rights Defender Dr. Mahrang Baloch

01 April 2025 The undersigned organizations express deep concern regarding the health and safety of Dr. Mahrang Baloch, a Baloch human rights defender arrested by …

Statement submitted by Centre Zagros : The situation of women in Iran

Statement submitted by Centre Zagros : The situation of women in Iran

Commission on the Status of Women Sixty-ninth session 10–21 March 2025 Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and to the twenty-third special session …

Participation Report of the Centre Zagros pour les Droits de l’Homme at CSW69 / Beijing+30

Participation Report of the Centre Zagros pour les Droits de l’Homme at CSW69 / Beijing+30

Venue: United Nations Headquarters, New YorkDates: 10–21 March 2025Organized by: Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) General …

Press Release – Arrest of Istanbul Mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu

Press Release – Arrest of Istanbul Mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu

Publication Date: March 21, 2025 On March 19, 2025, Turkish authorities arrested Mr. Ekrem İmamoğlu, the duly elected Mayor of Istanbul, a central figure in …

Press Release: Escalation of Violence in Syria: Attacks on Alawite Minorities and Kurdish Regions

Press Release: Escalation of Violence in Syria: Attacks on Alawite Minorities and Kurdish Regions

December 27, 2024 Alarming violence has been reported in Syria in recent days, exacerbating the humanitarian crisis and the fragility of the region. According to …

Best Wishes for 2025: Together for Justice, Freedom, and Equality

Best Wishes for 2025: Together for Justice, Freedom, and Equality

Dear friends, partners, human rights defenders, dedicated men and women, and all victims of human rights violations, As this year comes to an end, the …

Statement: Swiss Recognition of the Yazidi Genocide: A Decisive Step Towards Justice and Against Impunity

Statement: Swiss Recognition of the Yazidi Genocide: A Decisive Step Towards Justice and Against Impunity

December 17, 2024 The Centre Zagros pour les Droits de l’Homme (Zagros Human Rights Center) welcomes the courageous decision of the Swiss National Council to …

130 Civil Society Organizations Call on the United Nations Security Council to Protect Civilians, Intervene Quickly to End the Military Escalation in Northern Syria, and Strengthen the Humanitarian Response

130 Civil Society Organizations Call on the United Nations Security Council to Protect Civilians, Intervene Quickly to End the Military Escalation in Northern Syria, and Strengthen the Humanitarian Response

The undersigned organizations warn of the repercussions of the recent military escalation in Northern Syria and call on all parties to the conflict to ensure …

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Statement submitted by Centre Zagros : The situation of women in Iran

Commission on the Status of Women Sixty-ninth session 10–21 March 2025 Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women and to the twenty-third special session of the General Assembly entitled “Women 2000: gender equality, development and peace for the twenty-first century”   Statement submitted by Centre Zagros pour les Droits …

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Press Release – Arrest of Istanbul Mayor, Ekrem İmamoğlu

Publication Date: March 21, 2025 On March 19, 2025, Turkish authorities arrested Mr. Ekrem İmamoğlu, the duly elected Mayor of Istanbul, a central figure in Turkey’s political opposition, and a member of the Republican People’s Party (CHP). This event marked a concerning turning point in Turkey’s already tense political climate. …

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130 Civil Society Organizations Call on the United Nations Security Council to Protect Civilians, Intervene Quickly to End the Military Escalation in Northern Syria, and Strengthen the Humanitarian Response

The undersigned organizations warn of the repercussions of the recent military escalation in Northern Syria and call on all parties to the conflict to ensure the protection of civilians, halt violations, and respect International Humanitarian Law (IHL). Since November 27, 2024, the terrorist-designated group “Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham” (HTS) launched a …

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Joint Statement of Human Rights Organizations Condemning the Death Sentence of Pakhshan Azizi: We Demand the Immediate and Unconditional Revocation of Pakhshan Azizi’s Death Sentence and Her Release.

We, the undersigned human rights organizations, express our deep concern and strong objection to the situation of all political prisoners in the Islamic Republic of Iran who are sentenced to or at risk of being sentenced to death, and we fundamentally oppose this inhumane and cruel punishment for all individuals. …

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