Subject: Renewal of Mandates for the Special Rapporteur and the Independent Fact-Finding Mission for Iran

Subject: Renewal of Mandates for the Special Rapporteur and the Independent Fact-Finding Mission for Iran

Date March 20, 2024 To the Members of the United Nations Human Rights Council, We, the undersigned human rights organizations, wish to draw your attention …

Report on the Side-Event: Human Rights in Iran – March 18, 2024

Report on the Side-Event: Human Rights in Iran – March 18, 2024

On March 18, 2024, as part of the 55th session of the Human Rights Council, a Side-Event on human rights in Iran was held in …

Oral Statement from Zagros Center for Item 3 at the HRC, March 15, 2024

Oral Statement from Zagros Center for Item 3 at the HRC, March 15, 2024

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36th Commemoration of the Chemical Bombing of Halabja

36th Commemoration of the Chemical Bombing of Halabja

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Declaration of the Zagros Center for International Women’s Day 2024

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Statement of six human rights organizations on the occasion of International Mother Language Day

Statement of six human rights organizations on the occasion of International Mother Language Day

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The Human Rights Situation in the Northern Regions of Syria and Rojava

The Human Rights Situation in the Northern Regions of Syria and Rojava

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The Negative Effects of the Treaty of Lausanne on Human Rights and Minorities

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The situation of the Kurds in the Islamic Republic of Iran

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Imminent Execution of Four Kurdish Political Prisoners in Iran: An Urgent Appeal to the International Community

Imminent Execution of Four Kurdish Political Prisoners in Iran: An Urgent Appeal to the International Community

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