Michel Forst
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Defenders
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View Timeline →UN Rapporteurs Express Concern Over the Situation of Atena Daemi and Golrokh Iraee
UN rapporteurs have raised alarms over the treatment of civil activists Atena Daemi and Golrokh Iraee, who have faced beatings and inhumane conditions in Iranian…
Arrest of Three More Environmental Activists in Iran
Three more environmental activists have been arrested in Iran amid ongoing concerns over the treatment of environmental advocates. This follows the controversial death of Kavous…
Two Human Rights Organizations Request UN Attention to Workers' Conditions
Two human rights organizations have urged the UN to address the troubling conditions of labor rights activists in Iran, highlighting arbitrary detentions and judicial harassment.…