Statement

On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Yazidi genocide perpetrated by the Islamic State (IS), the Zagros Center for Human Rights joins the international community in honoring the victims and expressing our solidarity with the survivors. In August 2014, the brutal attacks against the Yazidi community not only …

We are pleased to announce the creation of the “NGOs Platform for Monitoring the Human Rights of Kurds in Iran – KHRMI”. This coalition has been formed by six active human rights organizations, driven by a deep sense of responsibility in this critical phase. The organizations involved are : Kurdish …

The Global Network to Free Political Prisoners in Iran (GNFPPI) has been officially launched with its inaugural meeting held on July 21, 2024. This network serves as a platform for collective efforts aimed at securing the freedom of political prisoners. It provides a space for collaboration and the sharing of …

55th session of the Human Rights Council (February 26 to April 5, 2024) Oral statement by the Zagros Human Rights Center By : Mrs. Anja Elisabeth OKSALAMPI Agenda Item 5: General debate on human rights bodies and mechanisms. March 21, 2024 Ladies and Gentlemen, The Kurdish, Baloch, Turko-Azari, Arab minorities, …

55th session of the Human Rights Council (February 26 to April 5, 2024) Oral statement from the Zagros Center for Human Rights Item 3: General debate on the promotion and protection of all human, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development March 14, 2024 Ladies …

On this International Women’s Day, the Zagros Center joins in celebrating the courage and resilience of women worldwide. The United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has chosen the theme “Investing in the Mobilizing Role and Participation of Women and Girls for Peace” to mark this …

The regions of northern and eastern Syria, characterized by their ethnic and religious diversity, are currently witnessing a destructive military escalation by Turkey. This escalation has devastating consequences, deliberately targeting vital infrastructure, oil and energy sources, as well as crucial facilities for the survival of the civilian population. Among the …

Human Rights Council Fifty-fifth session 26 February–5 April 2024 Agenda item 8 Follow-up and implementation of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action   Written statement* submitted by Centre Zagros pour les Droits de l’Homme, a non-governmental organization in special consultative status The Treaty of Lausanne(1), signed on July 24, …

Human Rights Council Fifty-fifth session 26 February–5 April 2024 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 …

Human rights organizations; Issuing the death sentence against four Kurdish political prisoners is strongly condemned and contradicts all the fundamentals of human rights With the death sentence of four Kurdish political prisoners named Pejman Fatehi, Wafa Azarbar, Mohsen Mazloum and Mohammad (Hajir) Faramarzi and the referral of the case to …

This forum took place on December 2 and 3, 2021, at the Human Rights Council. Oral statement of the Zagros Center for Human Rights Fourteenth session of the Forum on Minority Issues Point 3: International legal and institutional framework: human rights of minorities and conflict prevention   Madame President, The …

Oral Statement of Centre Zagros pour les Droits de l’Homme (Zagros Human Rights Center), Mr. Baban ELIASSI 12th session of the Forum on minority issues in Geneva, 28 November 2019 Item 3: Public policy objectives for education in, and the teaching of, minority languages Madam Chair, Iran is one of …