Education in the mother tongue is a fundamental right for all human beings! Linguistic diversity is an essential element of the cultural identity and spiritual heritage of humanity. Unfortunately, in many countries, including Iran, this diversity is threatened, and the fundamental rights of minorities, including the rights of the Kurdish …
Read More »The Negative Effects of the Treaty of Lausanne on Human Rights and Minorities
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, …
Read More »Request for renewal of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
TO: Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council Your Excellency, We, the undersigned organizations, representing the human rights of national minorities in Iran, urge the United Nations Organization to support the above resolution by renewing the mandate of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, …
Read More »Right to self-determination and United Nations Human rights Mechanisms
Side Event : 16 March 2022 Right to self-determination and United Nations Human rights Mechanisms 49th Regular Session of The Human Rights Council 28 February 2022 – 01 April 2022 Tamil Eelam – 20:30 PM France – 16:00 PM UK – 15:00 PM Toronto – 10:00 AM ( Eastern Time …
Read More »Right to self determination of Nations and Minorities
Side Event : 09 March 2022 Right to Self-determination of Nations and Minorities United Nations Human Rights Council 49th Regular Session of The Human Rights Council 28 February 2022 – 01 April 2022 Tamil Eelam – 20:30 PM Europe – 16:00 AM UK – 15:00 PM Canada – 10:00 AM …
Read More »The implementation of the right to self-determination and United Nations Mechanisms
Panel online : February 23, 2022
Read More »Right to self determination of nations and minorities under occupation
Online Panel : Right to Self-Determination of Nations and Minorities under occupation 01 February 2022 Speakers: Dr Fernand de Varennes RP Doyen, United Nations Special Rapporteur on minority issues Rev. Father Jerry Jumbam Human Rights Activist, Southern Cameroons Mr.Nasr Obaid Human rights activist, South Yemen Mr.Hassan Mailid Human Rights Activist, …
Read More »Oral statement of Zagros Center, at the 14th session of the minority forum -2-3 / 12/2021
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 …
Read More »Appeal to the international community to end the violence against the Kurdish people in Iran!
According to local sources in Iranian Kurdistan, in recent days dozens of civil society activists, environmental activists and students have been arrested in various towns in Kurdistan by security agencies of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The escalation of arrests coincides with increasing losses caused by the COVID-19 epidemic, economic …
Read More »Participation in an online meeting with the participation of the United Nations Special Report on Minority Issues!
We took part in a meeting called “Nations under military occupation”, organized with the participation of Dr Fernand de Varennes RP, the Special Rapporteur on minority issues. Through this link you can see the meeting that took place on January 14, 2021. This meeting was moderated by Dr. Paul Newman …
Read More »Call to place Afrin under International Protection
“45 Syrian and international organizations call on bringing an end to the suffering of residents in Afrin, ending daily human rights violations and facilitating a safe return of the forcibly displaced population. We also call for the formation of a civilian council consisting of the local population of Afrin”. On …
Read More »Report of the United Nations Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
United Nations A/HRC/43/20 General Assembly Distr.: General 17 January 2020 Original: English Human Rights Council Forty-third session 24 February–20 March 2020 Agenda item 2 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Situation of human …
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