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The Imperial State of Iran, the government of Iran during the Pahlavi dynasty, lasted from 1925 to 1979.The use of torture and abuse of prisoners varied at times during the Pahlavi reign, according to one history, [6] but both of two monarchs – Reza Shah Pahlavi and his son Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi – employed censorship, secret police, torture, and executions.
On 3 January 2010, Iran established the National Body for the Convention on the Rights of the Child (NBCRC) under the Ministry of Justice. [7] The NBCRC is responsible for supervising, organizing, and coordinating all issues related to children in Iran, at a national level through ministries and NGOs, and at a local level through the establishment of local offices managed by provincial governors.
The Islamic revolution is thought to have a significantly worse human rights record than the Pahlavi dynasty it overthrew. According to political historian Ervand Abrahamian, "whereas less than 100 political prisoners had been executed between 1971 and 1979, more than 7900 were executed between 1981 and 1985. ... the prison system was centralized and drastically expanded ...
HRAI has also been invited to join the World Movement for Democracy and to participate in the human rights events sponsored by the governments of Canada, the United States, and the European Union. Their publications and news gathering activities have continued and expanded with the addition of the Peace Line and Fourth Pillar outlets.
Pages in category "Human rights in Iran" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. ... Center for Human Rights in Iran; Children's rights in Iran; F.
Iran Human Rights (IHR) (Persian: سازمان حقوق بشر ایران) is a non-profit international non-governmental organization focused on human rights in Iran. Founded in 2005, it is a non-partisan and politically independent organisation based in Oslo , Norway .
A top United Nations human rights official attacked the Biden administration’s supposed lack of a broad strategy for dealing with Iran and its various actions across the Middle East during a ...
The Arab Human Rights Committee, [7] was established in 2009 to oversee compliance with the Arab Charter on Human Rights, which entered into force in March 2017. As of the beginning of October 2009, ten Arab states ratified the Arab Charter on Human Rights.