High Council for Human Rights explained

High Council for Human Rights of the
Islamic Republic of Iran
Formed:2005
Headquarters:Tehran
Motto:Arabic: وَلَقَدْ کَرَّمْنَا بَنِی آدَمَ "And indeed We have honoured the Children of Adam"
Chief1 Name:Chief Justice
Chief1 Position:Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i
Chief2 Name:Secretary
Chief2 Position:Kazem Gharibabadi
Parent Agency:Judicial Power of Iran

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.

Positions

The council rejects and condemns appointment of Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran by United Nations[1] 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.[2]

The council has challenged laws against Holocaust denial, spread of Islamophobia, forced unveiling in schools, specifically in France as being against human rights.[3]

See also

Notes and References

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