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Human Rights Council Sixty-second session 15 June–10 July 2026 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Written statement submitted by Centre Zagros pour les Droits de l’Homme, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status* The …

Human Rights Council Sixty-second session 15 June–10 July 2026 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Written statement submitted by Centre Zagros pour les Droits de l’Homme, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status* The …

61st Regular Session of the Human Rights Council Item 4: General Debate under Item 4 Oral Statement by the Zagros Human Rights Center Delivered by: Ms. Anja OKSALAMPI Mr. President, As the war involving Iran continues, repression داخل the country has intensified. Authorities have imposed internet and communication shutdowns, carried …

5 January 2026 Since our statement of 31 December 2025, protests and strikes have continued and spread to numerous cities and provinces, while the authorities’ response has been characterized by increased use of force, the militarization of public space, and a rise in arrests. According to information corroborated from various …

On 18 December 2025, the United Nations General Assembly once again adopted its annual resolution on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran (A/80/545 DR 48). The resolution was adopted with 78 votes in favour, 27 against, and 64 abstentions, confirming that a clear majority of the …

On this International Human Rights Day, we underscore our unwavering commitment to the dignity, freedom, and equality of all individuals. Since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December 1948, this foundational text has remained a vital reference guiding collective efforts to protect every person from …

To the international community, human rights organizations, and United Nations Member States On this August 3, 2025, the Zagros Human Rights Center solemnly commemorates the eleventh anniversary of the genocide committed against the Yazidi community in the (Shengal) Sinjar region of Iraq. This tragedy remains one of the darkest chapters …

A/HRC/59/NGO/259 Human Rights Council Fifty-ninth session 16 June–11 July 2025 Agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development   Written statement* submitted by Centre Zagros pour les Droits de l’Homme, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status   …

Report – 26th Meeting of the 59th Session of the Human Rights Council The 26th meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council, dedicated to the adoption of Iraq’s final UPR report, was held on 2 July 2025 in Geneva. The session allowed representatives from the Iraqi government, UN member …

The Zagros Human Rights Center expresses its deep concern over the recent adoption by the Iranian Parliament, on 29 June 2025 (8 Tir 1404), of a law that classifies any form of cooperation with Israel, the United States, or other so-called “hostile states” as corruption on earth (efsad fel-arz), punishable …

On 24 June 1974, the Syrian authorities began implementing the so-called “Arab Belt” project, following Decree No. 521 issued by the leadership of the Ba’ath Party. This plan, developed as early as 1966, was part of a systematic policy of discrimination against the Kurdish population, aiming to erase their national …

Geneva, 16 June 2025 The Zagros Human Rights Center expresses its deep concern over the military conflict between Iran and Israel, now entering its fourth day. This escalation poses a serious threat to regional peace and stability and risks triggering a large-scale humanitarian crisis. Strikes have already hit several urban …