Official rebukes Sweden’s hostile approach towards Iran

TEHRAN- Kazem Gharibabadi, Secretary of Iran's High Council for Human Rights, has condemned the wrongful verdict and extended incarceration of former Iranian official Hamid Nouri in Sweden, saying that the Scandinavian country has taken a “hostile” stance towards Tehran on national security concerns.

UN official probing detrimental effects of sanctions in Iran

TEHRAN- Kazem Gharibabadi, Secretary of the Judiciary's Human Rights Council and Deputy Judiciary Chief for International Affairs, has stated that the mission of the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights, Alena Douhan, is simply to investigate the effects of sanctions on Iran and she has no mission to investigate other issues.

UN special rapporteur to visit Iran

TEHRAN — The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights will start a visit to Iran on Sunday, Secretary of Iran's High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi announced on Thursday.

Iran criticizes UK intention to deport migrants to Rwanda

“The UK’s dark human rights record speaks for itself”

TEHRAN - The secretary of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights and deputy chief of the Iranian Judiciary has condemned the United Kingdom's decision to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda.

Sweden morphing into prison for Muslims: human rights chief 

TEHRAN – A senior Iranian human rights official has condemned sacrilege to the Holy Quran in Sweden, saying the country in turning into a prison for Muslims.

Iran says 30 nationals held overseas on suspicion of evading U.S. sanctions

TEHRAN- Kazem Gharibabadi, the deputy chief of the Iranian Judiciary and secretary of High Council for Human Rights, stated on Friday that 30 Iranian citizens are being locked up in foreign jails on allegations of circumventing Washington's anti-Iran sanctions.

Tehran slams police harassment of Iranian citizen in Denmark

TEHRAN- Iran's top human rights official has submitted a letter of protest to Denmark's immigration minister in response to the horrific maltreatment of an Iranian asylum seeker by the European country's immigration police.

Judiciary releases report to UN on improvement of human rights in Iran

TEHRAN- The Iranian Judiciary's High Council for Human Rights has issued its midterm assessment on human rights status in Iran to the United Nations, reporting “huge progress”.

Iran is in negotiations with Turkey about repatriating prisoners: Official

TEHRAN- Deputy Head of the Iranian Judiciary and Secretary of High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi has stated that Tehran is working with Ankara to return Iranian people imprisoned in Turkey.

Iranian rights chief says Riyadh must be held accountable for mass execution

TEHRAN – Iran’s human rights chief said on Monday that Saudi authorities must be held accountable for the latest execution of dozens of prisoners in a single day, noting that the kingdom must make clarifications on the charges leveled against those put to death.

Iran criticizes Western countries for granting immunity to MKO

TEHRAN- Iran's top human rights chief has blasted the Western countries for “granting immunity” to the terrorist anti-Iran Mujahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) despite the group's lengthy history of murder and atrocities against the Iranian people.

Iran participates in high-ranking meeting of the UN Human Rights Council

TEHRAN - An Iranian delegation led by Kazem Gharibabadi, the Judiciary’s deputy chief for international affairs and secretary of Iran’s Human Rights Headquarters, has participated in a high-ranking meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

Iran’s Gharibabadi discusses human rights with Russian, Chinese ambassadors

TEHRAN – Kazem Gharibabadi, the head of Iran’s Human Rights Headquarters, held separate meetings on Tuesday afternoon with the ambassadors of Russia and China to Iran.

Human rights chief: Trump is the main convict for Gen. Soleimani assassination

TEHRAN — Speaking at a talk show on state TV on Sunday night, Kazem Gharibabadi, deputy Judiciary chief for international affairs and the director of the Human Rights Headquarters said that Iran has identified the main perpetrator of the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani.

Iranian negotiators don’t allow outside issues to affect Vienna talks: official

TEHRAN – A senior Iranian judicial official says the United States and certain other Western countries are abusing the issue of human rights as a “political tool” to advance their foreign policy goals, noting that the Iranian negotiators don’t allow outside issues to affect the trend of talks in Vienna.

Iran submits 300-page document on General Soleimani assassination to Iraq

TEHRAN - Iran’s human rights chief Kazem Gharibabadi announced on Wednesday that the Iranian Judiciary Iran has submitted a 300-page document on the assassination of lieutenant Qassem Soleimani by the United States to the Iraqi side.

UN human rights resolution is unconstructive: Iranian diplomat

TEHRAN - Zahra Ershadi, Iran’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations, on Friday described human rights resolution against Iran at the UN as “unconstructive”.

Iran to issue verdict against assassination of nuclear scientists soon

TERAN- Kazem Gharibabadi, the Iranian deputy judiciary chief for international affairs and the secretary of the High Council for Human Rights, said on Sunday that the Tehran Justice Department has completed its legal investigation into assassination of four Iranian nuclear scientists and it will soon issue verdicts in these regards, the Mizan news agency reported.

Iran’s rights chief: Iraq must bring Gen. Soleimani's assassins to book

TEHRAN — Iran’s Deputy Judiciary Chief for International Affairs and Secretary of the High Council for Human Rights has aid Iraq must bring perpetrators of the assassination of Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani to book as soon as possible.

IAEA approach toward Israel sends negative message to NPT members: Iran

TEHRAN - Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the international organizations based in Vienna on Friday warned about the consequences of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s silence toward the Zionist regime's nuclear program.

Gharibabadi bids farewell to Ulyanov

TEHRAN — Mikhail Ulyanov, the Russian representative in the international organizations based in Vienna, has announced the farewell meeting with his Iranian counterpart Kazem Gharibabadi by publishing photos.

Decoding IAEA silence over clear violation of NPT in AUKUS pact

TEHRAN — The AUKUS pact, with all its controversies, has turned all eyes on three world powers and an international body: The United States, United Kingdom, France, and United Nations nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency.

AEOI sends letter of complaint to IAEA

TEHRAN — Following the publication of an inaccurate report by the International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi on Sunday, Iran’s nuclear spokesman announced on Monday that he had sent a letter to the IAEA protesting the “unconstructive” move by the Agency.

IAEA report goes ‘beyond the understanding”, Gharibabadi notes

Envoy says IAEA report on cameras of the Tesa Complex in Karaj ‘inaccurate’

TEHRAN - Iran's ambassador to the Vienna-based international organizations has said the report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director-general on the cameras of the Tesa Complex in Karaj is inaccurate and goes beyond the understandings reached in a joint statement by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and the IAEA.

Iran hits out at U.S., Britain over AUKUS deal

‘The U.S. and the UK have put the issues of non-proliferation and disarmament at risk’

TEHRAN - Iran’s permanent ambassador to Vienna-based international organizations has lashed out at the U.S. and UK for adopting nuclear double standards amid a decision to help Australia get its first nuclear-powered submarine under a deal known as AUKUS.

Until sanctions not lifted, no one should expect more forbearance from Iran: envoy

TEHRAN — Speaking at the seasonal meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran’s envoy to the Vienna-based IAEA elaborated on Iran’s position on Wednesday, affirming "until the sanctions on Iran are not removed, no one should expect more forbearance form Iran."

Gharibabadi meets new UN official in Tehran

TEHRAN — Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency and other international organizations in Vienna tweeted that he had met with Stephen Priesner, representative of the United Nations Office in Tehran.

Diplomat elaborates on the West’s ulterior motives in nuclear talks

TEHRAN - An Iranian diplomat comments on a warning by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei about the West’s intention to use the 2015 nuclear deal to enable interference in Iran’s affairs.