As the world commemorates the 76th Human Rights Day, we, as Iranians, face this moment with grave concern and uncertainty about our nation's future. The theme this year calls us to act with urgency—and for Iranians, this call could not be more vital. "Human rights have a preventative role: By defending human rights, we can prevent harm before it happens." Yet, in Iran, harm is not just a possibility; it is an everyday reality. The
Written by ACI in 10 December 24 Read moreConsequences and Outcomes of 45 Years of the Islamic Revolution: "WOMAN LIFE FREEDOM" A Call to Action: Charting a Path Forward for Iran Assciation des Chercheurs Iraniens (ACI), in collaboration with the Legal Research Institute of the Sorbonne in Paris, invites researchers and experts to submit abstracts for a three-day conference (February 27-March 1, 2025) at Université Paris 1 – Panthéon Sorbonne. Focus: Assessing the impact of the Islamic Revolution on Iran after 45 years
Written by ACI in 16 November 24 Read moreAn Assessment of Identity Trends and Today and Tomorrow of Iran Key Findings The survey titled “Woman Life Freedom” - An Assessment of Identity Trends and Today and Tomorrow of Iran provides a clear picture of the fundamental shifts in beliefs, identities, and attitudes within Iranian society. Conducted online over a 21-day period from February 1 to 22, 2024, the survey garnered 1881 responses from both within and outside of Iran. Key findings from the
Written by ACI in 23 October 24 Read moreThe situation of civil, political, economic, social, cultural rights of the Iranian Baloch people December 9, 2023 - Marshall Building, LSE - London ACI is holding its fifty second international conference dedicated to the plight of the Iranian Baloch People to coincide with the seventy fifth anniversary of UN Human Rights Day with its theme of ‘Dignity, Freedom and Justice for All’. This one day seminar proposes to discuss the wider dimensions of poverty, multidimensional
Written by ACI in 5 December 23 Read more‘The Role and Responsibility of the International Community’ Date: 10 October 2023 - 9:30-18:00 Location: Consiglio Regionale, Via Camillo Cavour, 4, 50129 Florence In Collaboration With: Testimonianze, Iran Human Rights – Italia (IHRNGO) and Supported by: Consiglio Regionale della Toscana On March 15, 2023, UNODC signed a Country Partnership Programme with the Islamic Republic of Iran for 2023-2026. It is stated that this Programme aims to further strengthen the cooperation between the UNODC and Iran
Written by ACI in 9 October 23 Read more10 October 2023, Florence Italy The Role and Responsibility of the International Community In view of the increased number of executions in Iran on drugs related charges this year alone, our forthcoming conference will focus of the role and responsibility of the international community: How is the international community and the UN agencies resolving the use of the death penalty and lashes as punishments - even for addicts – with United Nations standards and international
Written by ACI in 18 September 23 Read moreAs the Christian world prepares to celebrate the birth of Jesus and Christmas, this year in Iran, the many Christians from a Muslim background remain persecuted and unable to manifest or worship freely and openly. On December 21, this year Iranians and those of Iranian heritage all over the world marked the ancient Iranian tradition of YALDA night, the winter solstice. While traditionally Iranians celebrate the end of the longest night of the year and
Written by ACI in 24 December 22 Read moreThe expulsion of the Islamic Republic from the Commission on the Status of Women is an unprecedented step taken by the UN and the international community. Thank you for hearing us and taking this extraordinary step. Discrimination against the women and girls of Iran is as old as the Islamic Republic. Gender and religious discrimination are legal, systematic and institutional on every level and aspect of their lives. For forty-three years the women’s movement has
Written by ACI in 16 December 22 Read moreACI once again adds its voice of outrage at the election of the Islamic Republic in 2021 and supports its expulsion from CSW. It is tragic that the beautiful young life of Mahsa Jina Amini had to be lost before the world opened up its eyes to the systemic and institutional discrimination of girls and women in Iran, in law and in practice, for the last forty three years. The boiling point for the stifled
Written by ACI in 14 December 22 Read moreMr Josep Borrell Chair of The Foreign Affairs Council, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Foreign Affairs Council Meeting - Brussels, 12 December 2022 As you prepare for your committee meeting later today the horrific news of yet another young life lost at the hands of the Islamic Republic’s hangman is being reported. Twenty three year old Majid Reza Rahnavard was executed in public this morning in Mashad. Mizan, the judiciary’s
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