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At least 331 human rights defenders were murdered in 2020: Report

At least 331 human rights defenders promoting social, environmental, racial and gender justice in 25 countries were murdered in 2020, with scores more beaten, detained and criminalized because of their work, analysis has found.

Iran warns Canada over politically-charged accusations

Iran has warned Canada to be accountable for its role as the prime abettor of the US’s sanctions against the Islamic Republic rather than throw irresponsible and groundless blames at the country under the guise of human rights advocacy.

EU can’t lecture on human rights while barring medicine from Iranians: Official

An Iranian human rights official hit out at the European Parliament for passing a resolution against what it calls “human rights breaches” in Iran, saying those who have a hand in the deaths of scores of Iranian child patients by blocking their access to medicine are in no position to lecture about human rights.

Beijing slams US record on human rights, ‘hypocrisy’

The Chinese Foreign Ministry blasted Washington’s interference in Beijing’s domestic affairs on the grounds of human rights, after the US Embassy in China called on Chinese citizens to “boldly stand up” for their rights.

France security law incompatible with human rights, say UN experts

UN experts have urged France to completely revise a proposed new security law, deeming it “incompatible” with international law and human rights.

Human rights used as tool to pressure independent countries: Judiciary chief

Iran’s Judiciary chief said Monday the issue of human rights has turned into a tool at the hands of certain Western states to mount pressure on independent countries that do not fall in line with their policies.

Foreign Ministry summons Italian envoy to protest Canada’s human rights violations

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Iran’s envoy: New UN human rights report part of ‘maximum pressure’ against Iranians

Iran’s representative to the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee Mohammad Zareiyan said a new report by the UN rights rapporteur on the human rights situation in country is part of the US ‘maximum pressure’ strategy and aims to mount pressure on Iranian people.

Iran criticizes EU statement on its human rights situation

Iran criticized some EU countries for their recent statement on human rights situation in Iran, saying that labeling others is typical of colonial mindset and the illusion of self-importance.

Two Afghan human rights workers killed in blast in Kabul

A bomb attached to a vehicle killed two members of Afghanistan’s independent human rights commission in Kabul on Saturday, the group said, as violence in the country rises despite a controversial US-brokered peace process.

Abuse of UN mechanisms in human rights issues ‘cause of shame’: Iran

The Iranian Foreign Ministry denounced an anti-Iran resolution recently passed by the United Nations Human Rights Council, saying the abuse of UN mechanisms is a cause of shame and embarrassment for supporters of the bill.

US sanctions in conflict with fundamental human rights: Rouhani

President Hassan Rouhani said Monday the United States’ illegal sanctions against Iran are at odds with the fundamental principles of human rights.

Iran: US in no position to comment on human rights

Iran’s Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi said the US is not in a position to comment on situation of human rights in independent countries.

Preventing climate change is a human rights issue

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Iran dismisses EU foreign policy chief’s human rights allegations

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson slammed as biased and wrong a statement issued by the new High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, that alleges violations of human rights during the recent unrest in Iran.