Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran

A/RES/42/136View PDF

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, published in 1988.

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53 documents · 1986–2025

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/222	Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran	4,971	–
2025	A/HRC/RES/58/21	Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran	1,313	–
2024	A/RES/79/183	Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran	4,639	–
2024	A/HRC/RES/55/19	Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran	586	–
2023	A/RES/78/220	Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran	4,340	–

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12 subjects

Amnesty Civil and Political Rights Human Rights Human Rights Violations International Instruments Iran (Islamic Republic Of)Minorities Political Prisoners Prisoner Treatment Religious Intolerance Right to Life Summary Executions

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11 operative paragraphs

Notes that the Special Representative observes that the problem concerning the medica] profession appears to have heen solved;

Welcomes the pardoning of prisoners and shares the Special Representative's hope that this may be the first stage of a process leading to a general amnesty for political pnsoners;

Again expresses its deep concern about the numerous and detailed allegations of grave human rights violations in the Islamic Republic of Iran to which the Special Representative has referred in his report and, in particular, those related to the right to life, the right to freedom from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, the right to liberty and security of person and to freedom from arbitrary arrest or detention, the right to a fair tria!, the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion and to freedom of expression, and the right of religious minorities to profess and practise their own religion;

Expresses its grave concern, in particular, that alt hough the Special Representative indicates that the number of alleged violations of the right to life has diminished over the past two years, according to information made available to him, sorne one hundred persons were alleged to have been executed in the period October 1986-September 1987 hecause of their political and religious convictions;

Expresses its deep concern at allegations that maltreatment and torture, both physical and psychological,

are common practice rn lranian pnsons dunng interrogation and before and after the final verdict, and at the existence of extremely summary and informal proceedings, unawareness on the part of the prisoners of specific accusations, lack of legal counsel and other irregularities with respect to fair trial;

Shcres the opinion ofthe Special Representative that the denial by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran of the allegations of violations of human rights as a whole, without details, is not sufficient for a sensible assessment ofthe situation on human rights in that country;

Endorses the conclusion of the Special Representa-- tive that acts continue to occur in the Islamic Republic of Iran that are inconsistent with the provisions of international instruments by which the Government ofthat country is bound, and that the persistence of certain facts continues to justify continuing international concern;

Urges the Government of thc Islamic Republic of Iran, as a State party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 11 to respect and ensure to ali individuals within its territory and subject to its jurisdiction the rights recognized in that Cmenanl,

Once again urge.~ the Government of lhe Islanm: Republic of Iran to extend its full co-operation to the Special Representative of the Cornmission ,m Human Right~ and, in particular, to permit him to visit that country;

Requests the Secretary-General to g1ve ali necessary assistance to the Special Representative;

Decides to keep under considerat1011 the situation ofhuman rights in the Islam1c Republic of Iran, including the situation of minority groups such as the Baha'is, during its forty-third session in order to re-examine this situation in the light of additional clements provided hy the Commission on Human Rights and the Economic and Social Council.

- - --- 11, See E/CN.4; 1987 /23 !\o ,\142/648, annex.

(;eneral Assembly-h,rty-second Scssion 157 A/32/144, a1111excs I and 11 118 A/421641. anne~.

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