High Council for Human Rights

  • Chief Justice, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i
  • Secretary, Kazem Gharibabadi[1]
Parent agencyJudicial Power of IranWebsiteen.humanrights-iran.ir

High Council for Human Rights (Persian: ستاد حقوق بشر, Sitad-e Heqâvâq-e Beshir) is the governmental national human rights institution of Iran, subdivision to the Judiciary of Iran.[1]

Positions

The council rejects and condemns appointment of Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran by United Nations[2] and strongly opposes the western countries' positions about current human rights situation in Iran. It also assumes the “true face” of human rights should be sought through Islam.[3]

The council has challenged laws against Holocaust denial, spread of Islamophobia, forced unveiling in schools, specifically in France as being against human rights.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Is Iran judiciary open to negotiating on human rights?". Al-Monitor. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Official Calls Appointment of UN Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran "Unjustified"". Tasnim News Agency. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Islam can present 'true face' of human rights: Iran". Tehran Times. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.


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