For several days, Iran has been experiencing a new wave of demonstrations and strikes, originating in urban centers and commercial areas and subsequently echoed by student mobilizations. These gatherings, largely driven by the collapse of purchasing power and the continuous deterioration of living conditions, also express a deeper aspiration for …
Yearly Archives: 2025
December, 2025
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19 December
Continued Global Concern over the Human Rights Situation in Iran Following the Re-adoption of a UN General Assembly Resolution
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 …
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10 December
Statement of the Zagros Human Rights Center International Human Rights Day – 10 December 2025
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 …
November, 2025
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20 November
The United Nations General Assembly Adopts a New Resolution on Human Rights in Iran
The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly adopted, on 19 November 2025, resolution A/C.3/80/L.30 on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The draft, introduced by Canada and carrying no programme budget implications, was approved by 79 votes in favour, 28 against and 63 abstentions, …
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3 November
Urgent appeal: 64 organizations alert the UN about the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran
Date: 28 October 2025 To the Members of the Third Committee United Nations General Assembly New York, NY Your Excellencies, We, the undersigned, a group of human rights defenders, civil society activists, and families of victims of human rights violations in Iran — express our deepest concern over the intensifying …
October, 2025
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21 October
Participation of the Zagros Human Rights Center in the NGO CSW/NY October 2025 Virtual Monthly Meeting on “Justice at the Heart of Women, Peace and Security and Compassionate Leadership”
Date: October 21, 2025 | 11:00 AM–12:30 PM EDT The Zagros Human Rights Center participated in the October 2025 virtual monthly meeting organized by NGO CSW/NY, held in preparation for the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70) scheduled for March 2026. The event, titled “Justice …
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8 October
Report of the Side Event: Human Rights in Syria – Focus on Minorities and Accountability
Report of the Side Event Human Rights in Syria: Focus on Minorities and Accountability Palais des Nations, Geneva – Room XI Friday, 26 September 2025 | 12:00–13:00 Introduction On 26 September 2025, during the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the Centre Zagros pour les Droits de …
August, 2025
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3 August
Declaration by the Zagros Center on the occasion of the commemoration of the genocide against the Yazidi community – August 3, 2025, 11th anniversary.
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 …
July, 2025
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16 July
Statement of the Zagros Human Rights Center on the Situation in Syria
Geneva, 16 July 2025 The Zagros Center for Human Rights expresses its deep concern over the intensifying violence in Syria, particularly in the Sweida province. Since early July 2025, this majority-Druze region has been the scene of bloody clashes between Sunni tribal militias, Syrian security forces, and local Druze self-defense …
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8 July
The Baloch in Iran: Systematic Suppression of Freedom of Assembly and Association
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 …
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3 July
Adoption of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Report of Iraq – Item 6 (2 July 2025)
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 …
June, 2025
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29 June
Statement on the Adoption of Legislation in Iran Punishing Any Cooperation with Israel or “Hostile States” with the Death Penalty
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 …