Report on U.S. human rights violations handed to Majlis presiding board

TEHRAN – The Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has submitted its first report on the United States’ human rights violations to the parliament’s presiding board, committee chairman Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh said on Monday. 

‘Nobody can show the true face of terrorism better than the victims’

TEHRAN – “We want the world to see the true face of terrorism, and nobody can do that better than the victims of terrorism,” says Mansoureh Karami, the chairwoman of the board of an Iranian NGO called Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism (ADVT).

By Payman Yazdani

Saudi would be different if it faced consequences for its actions: expert

TEHRAN - Commenting on the reasons behind violation of human rights by Saudis, Anthony Cartalucci says the U.S. doesn't base its ties with other nations on human rights, but rather obedience and utility which Riyadh has both in abundance.

By By Mohammad Ghaderi - Twitter: @ghaderi62 - Email: m.ghaderi62@gmail.com

Why are human rights defenders silent?

TEHRAN - The latest crime in Saudi Arabia's wild regime has led to anger and hatred of all the people of the world from Riyadh. Undoubtedly, not only the leaders of the Saudi regime, but also American and European supporters of this regime are also involved in the martyrdom of 37 people in Saudi Arabia.

Sanctions on Iran is a ‘human rights violation’, analyst says

TEHRAN – A senior political analyst believes that the U.S. move to end exemptions to sanctions on Iran’s oil exports is a human rights violation which can be pursued by the Islamic Republic through international channels.

Iran’s Human Rights Council slams UK crackdown on climate protesters

The top Iranian government watchdog on human rights has issued a statement condemning Britain’s ongoing crackdown on people protesting against its environment policies.

By M.A. Saki

Endorsing the stealing of Golan Heights means pushing the world toward anarchy

Donald Trump signed a proclamation on March 25 recognizing Israel’s stealing of the Golan Heights owned by Syria. Israel seized the land from Syria in the 1967 Middle East war with a support by the U.S. and certain other Western countries.

By Javad Heirannia

‘People of the region yearn for democracy, human rights and social equality’

TEHRAN - Professor Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, Chair of the Centre for Iranian Studies at the London Middle East Institute believes that “The people of the region yearn for democracy, human rights and social equality.”

Foreign Ministry: U.S. biggest violator of Iranian people’s rights

TEHRAN – The Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the U.S. government is the “biggest violator” of the Iranian people’s rights through introducing “illegal” sanctions on the Islamic Republic.

By Heshmatollah Rahnama 

Human rights and democracy in U.S. is questionable 

TEHRAN - Ever since the rise of the Islamic Republic four decades ago, Iran has been under severe United States media attack, sanctions and threats. 

Saudi Arabia criticized over human rights by 36 countries

Thirty-six countries have signed an open letter criticizing Saudi Arabia's human rights record.

American-born Press TV anchor Marzieh Hashemi imprisoned in U.S., denied hijab, halal food 

TEHRAN — Marzieh Hashemi, an American-born journalist and anchor, working for Press TV, Iran’s English-language television news network, was imprisoned on as-yet-undefined charges in the United States.

By Atiyeh Ghoshoni

Violation of women's rights and claims of human rights: Yemeni and Gazan women suffer from war

TEHRAN - From antiquity to the present, women have always faced various types of violence. According to a report from the World Health Organization one in three women experience violence, most likely from their intimate partner.

Iranian human rights organization worried over situation in France

TEHRAN – In a statement on Monday, Iran’s Human Rights Headquarters expressed concern over the violence exercised by the French police against protestors.

Iran condemns instrumental use of human rights

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Friday strongly condemning use of the human rights and international mechanisms as a tool.

Khashoggi case a big test for self-proclaimed human rights defenders, Iranian president says

Rouhani: Killing of Khashoggi by al-Saud family unthinkable without U.S. green light

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is a big test for the whole world, especially for self-proclaimed defenders of human rights in the U.S. and Europe.

By Javad Heirannia

Khashoggi's fate introduced debate about human rights values in U.S.-Saudi relations: Murphy

TEHRAN - Richard W. Murphy, the former U.S. ambassador to Syria and Saudi Arabia, says the basic commitment of the United States to Saudi Arabia as assuring its defense against external aggression in exchange for its working to maintain stability in the global oil market.

By Mohammad Ghaderi - Twitter: @ghaderi62 - Email: m.ghaderi62@gmail.com

Wait and contemplate for a second

TEHRAN – Like it or not, the story of liberal democracy in the West has often been unjust and inhumane. You haven’t made a mistake if you call it “no human rights.”

In parting shot, Nikki Haley shuns human rights groups at UN

During her nearly two-year stint as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley sought to cultivate a reputation as a human rights champion, speaking out forcefully about atrocities from the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Myanmar to South Sudan.

Hans Ucko: Silence replaces the right to peace in the contemporary world

TEHRAN - The Islamic World Peace Forum (IWPF) take a Virtual Roundtable about 21 September 2018 International Day of Peace by scholar Dr. Hans Ucko.

UN rapporteur: Unilateral sanctions infringe human rights

TEHRAN – The UN’s special rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights has strongly criticized unilateral sanctions, saying they lead to “human rights infringements”.

By Noha Aboueldahab

How can defend Human Rights while selling arms to Saudi Arabia?

YEMEN - Arms deals are not merely a financial transaction. They are a powerful expression of political support and partnership between two governments. When Stephen Harper signed the $15-billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia in 2014 – the largest contract in Canada’s history – he attempted to justify the controversial deal by pointing to Saudi Arabia as a partner in the fight against Islamic State. He also argued that cancelling the contract would unjustly punish the 3,000 Canadian workers who manufacture the weapons in London, Ont.

By Eisa Kameli

A recipe for disaster or a path towards World Peace?

New York - On May 8, 2018, President Trump officially announced his decision to exit the “Iran Deal” known as the JCPOA – Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action – that was struck between Iran and P5+1 in 2015. The U.S. President’s view of this deal, considered from his very initial comments as a presidential candidate, served as a great indicator of the new U.S. administration’s broader change of course with regards to the conduct of diplomacy that would be sought under his leadership; a so- called direction that needs to be dealt with in a precise way.

By Ramin Hossein Abadian

“White Helmets”, under pretext of human rights support terrorism, Zionism

TEHRAN - A few days ago, the Zionist regime officially announced that 800 members of the White Helmets and their families were transferred from areas under the control of the Syrian opposition to the occupied territories.

Iran slams Western use of human rights as tool

TEHRAN - Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani said on Sunday that the West has an “inhumane” approach toward the issue of human rights, saying the West is using the issue as a tool.

‘Human rights is not a Western issue’

Human rights has become a tool to exert pressure on independent Muslim states: ex-diplomat

TEHRAN - Hamid Reza Asefi, a former Iranian diplomat, said on Saturday that the issue of the human rights has become a tool to exert pressure against “independent” Islamic countries.

U.S. sanctions clear violation of human rights: Iran

TEHRAN – Mahmoud Abbassi, the justice minister’s deputy for human rights and foreign affairs, said on Saturday that the U.S. sanctions are a clear violation of human rights and called for formation of a committee to study the repercussion of sanctions on ordinary people.

Iran's health chief: Self-proclaimed human rights advocates silent on U.S. sanctions

TEHRAN – Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh-Hashemi on Tuesday criticized the self-proclaimed human rights advocates for their silence toward U.S. sanctions moves against Iran which can impede access of Iranian patients to necessary drugs.