Title | Date added | Template | Mechanism | Date | Full Recommendation | Recommendation Status | Themes | Demographics | Source Reference Info |
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REF0073 | Mar 27, 2021 | Recommendations | Special Rapporteur - Iran | Sep 1, 2016 | The Special Rapporteur continues to be disturbed by reports from members of ethnic minority communities regarding arbitrary arrests, detentions, torture and prosecution for protected activities that promote social, economic, cultural and linguistic rights. He urges the authorities to recognize that dialogue and the inclusive participation of all citizens in a diverse society can form the basis for enduring initiatives that address poverty and development and can also serve to strengthen protections for the rights of all ethnic minorities in the country. He encourages the authorities to ensure that the rights of the members of the country's most vulnerable communities are protected and respected. | Not Implemented |
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| A/71/418 |
REF0166 | Mar 27, 2021 | Recommendations | Special Rapporteur - Iran | Feb 1, 2013 | Examine and address those laws that contravene its international obligation to eliminate all forms of discrimination in law and practice. These include those laws and policies that undermine gender equality and women's rights, and that discriminate against religious and ethnic minorities, and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in the country. | Not Implemented |
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| A/HRC/22/56 |
REF0093 | Mar 27, 2021 | Recommendations | Special Rapporteur - Iran | Aug 1, 2017 | The Special Rapporteur urges the authorities to recognize that dialogue and the inclusive participation of all the citizens in a diverse society can form the basis for enduring initiatives that address poverty and development, and can also serve to strengthen protections for the rights of all ethnic minorities in the country. She further encourages authorities to ensure that the rights of the members of the most vulnerable communities of the Islamic Republic of Iran are protected and respected. | Not Implemented |
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| A/72/322 |
REF0190 | Mar 27, 2021 | Recommendations | Special Rapporteur - Iran | Mar 1, 2015 | He urges the authorities to recognize that freedom of religion or belief entails the freedom to choose a religion or belief, and that measures restricting eligibility for civil, political, social or economic privileges, or imposing special restrictions on the practices or manifestations of the beliefs of other faiths violate the prohibition of discrimination based on religion or belief and the guarantee of equal protection under article 26 of the ICCPR. | Not Implemented |
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| A/HRC/28/70 |
REF1560 | Mar 27, 2021 | Recommendations | Special Rapporteur - Iran | Sep 1, 2018 | The Special Rapporteur calls upon the Government to fully respect the rights of religious and ethnic minorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran and to ensure that all those who reside in the country have equal protection before the law, regardless of ethnicity, religion or belief. | Not Implemented |
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| A/73/398 |
REF0246 | Mar 27, 2021 | Recommendations | Special Rapporteur - Iran | Mar 1, 2017 | The Special Rapporteur urges the authorities to recognise that freedom of religion or belief entails the freedom to choose a religion or belief, and that measures restricting eligibility for civil, political, social or economic privileges, or imposing special restrictions on the practice of other faiths, violate the prohibition of discrimination based on religion or belief and the guarantee of equal protection under article 26 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. | Not Implemented |
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| A/HRC/34/65 |
REF1609 | Mar 27, 2021 | Recommendations | Special Rapporteur - Iran | Mar 1, 2018 | The Special Rapporteur also calls upon the Government to respect the right to freedom of religion and belief, to address all forms of discrimination in all spheres of life, to uphold and implement legislation that protects minority groups and individuals, and to ensure the release of all individuals imprisoned on the basis of their religion, belief or identity | Not Implemented |
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| A/HRC/37/68 |
REF0642 | Mar 22, 2021 | Recommendations | Human Rights Committee | Nov 1, 2011 | The State party should guarantee the freedom to manifest a religion or belief and that it can be exercised either individually or in community with others and in public or private. The Committee reminds the State party that this right also entails the building of places of worship. | Not Implemented |
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| CCPR/C/IRN/CO/3 |
REF1048 | Mar 25, 2021 | Recommendations | CESCR | Jun 1, 2013 | The Committee recommends that the State party increase its efforts to combat unemployment through specifically targeted measures, in particular, aimed at women and youth, including by addressing mismatches between education and labour markets through increases in the quality of technical and vocational training and education. The Committee also urges the State party to adopt temporary special measures to address the very high unemployment rates in areas with ethnic minorities, and to include information in its next State party report on the progress achieved. | Not Implemented |
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| E/C.12/IRN/CO/2 |
REF0851 | Mar 27, 2021 | Recommendations | CRC | Mar 1, 2016 | The Committee urges the State party to take measures to prevent and eliminate discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief and to ensure that members of religious minority groups, in particular persons of the Baha'i faith, are not persecuted, imprisoned or ill-treated on the account of their religion. The Committee also recommends that the State party review its hijab laws and regulations and ensure that the right of girls to wear or not to wear the hijab is fully respected. | Not Implemented |
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| CRC/C/IRN/CO/3-4 |
REF0067 | Mar 27, 2021 | Recommendations | Special Rapporteur - Iran | Sep 1, 2016 | Urges the authorities to recognize that freedom of religion or belief entails the freedom to choose a religion or belief and that measures that impose special restrictions on the practice of other faiths, or that discriminate on the basis of religion or belief, violate the guarantee of equal protection under article 26 of the International Covenant. | Not Implemented |
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| A/71/418 |
REF0059 | Mar 27, 2021 | Recommendations | Special Rapporteur - Iran | Oct 1, 2015 | Existing laws and draft legislation appear to unreasonably exclude individuals from standing for public office on the basis of gender, religion, political affiliation, opinion and social or personal background. Encourages the authorities to reconsider statutes that place unreasonable conditions on the exercise by all Iranian citizens of rights protected by article 25 of the Covenant (International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights). | Not Implemented |
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| A/70/411 |
REF0167 | Mar 27, 2021 | Recommendations | Special Rapporteur - Iran | Feb 1, 2013 | Consider the immediate release of prisoners of conscience such as Pastors Behnam Irani, Farshid Fathi, as well as the leaders of the Baha'i community, and fully honor its commitments under Article 18 of ICCPR that guarantee the right to freedom thought, conscience and religion, which was accepted by Iran without reservation. | Not Implemented |
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| A/HRC/22/56 |
REF1631 | Mar 27, 2021 | Recommendations | Special Rapporteur - Iran | Jan 1, 2020 | Protect the rights of all persons belonging to religious and ethnic minorities, address all forms of discrimination against them and release all those imprisoned for having exercised their right to freedom of religion or belief | Not Implemented |
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| A/HRC/43/61 |
REF1028 | Mar 25, 2021 | Recommendations | CESCR | Jun 1, 2013 | The Committee recommends that the State party take immediate steps, inter alia by increasing budgetary allocations, to improve housing and living conditions in regions traditionally inhabited by ethnic minorities, including access to safe drinking water, adequate sanitation, electricity, transportation facilities, schools and health-care centres. | Not Implemented |
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| E/C.12/IRN/CO/2 |
REF1030 | Mar 25, 2021 | Recommendations | CESCR | Jun 1, 2013 | The Committee urges the State party to refrain from forcibly evicting individuals and expropriating land in the context of development projects, including in regions traditionally inhabited by ethnic minorities. It recalls that in cases where eviction or relocation is considered to be justified, it should be carried out in strict compliance with the relevant provisions of international human rights law. | Not Implemented |
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| E/C.12/IRN/CO/2 |
REF1031 | Mar 25, 2021 | Recommendations | CESCR | Jun 1, 2013 | The Committee recommends that the State party take urgent steps to increase the allocation of public funds to improve the health situation of inhabitants of the province of Sistan and Baluchestan,in particular focusing on the health infrastructure and the provision of adequate water and sanitation. | Not Implemented |
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| E/C.12/IRN/CO/2 |
REF0471 | Mar 25, 2021 | Recommendations | Special Rapporteur - Violence Against Women | Jan 1, 2006 | Provide special programmes for women from minority groups who suffer multiple forms of discrimination; | Not Implemented |
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| E/CN.4/2006/61/Add.3 |
REF0092 | Mar 27, 2021 | Recommendations | Special Rapporteur - Iran | Aug 1, 2017 | The Special Rapporteur urges the authorities to recognize that freedom of religion or belief entails the freedom to choose a religion or belief, and that measures restricting eligibility for civil, political, social or economic privileges, or imposing special restrictions on the practice of other faiths, violate the prohibition of discrimination based on religion or belief and the guarantee of equal protection under article 26 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. | Not Implemented |
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| A/72/322 |
REF0063 | Mar 27, 2021 | Recommendations | Special Rapporteur - Iran | Oct 1, 2015 | Urges the authorities to recognize that dialogue and inclusive participation of all the citizens in a diverse society can form the basis of enduring initiatives that address poverty and development, and can also serve to strengthen protections for the rights of all ethnic minorities in the country. He further encourages the authorities to ensure that the rights of the members of the country's most vulnerable communities are protected and respected. | Not Implemented |
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| A/70/411 |
REF0215 | Mar 27, 2021 | Recommendations | Special Rapporteur - Iran | Mar 1, 2016 | Despite some positive amendments in 2013, the Islamic Penal Code continues to justify serious human rights violations perpetrated by government officials, including members of the judiciary. Many provisions in the penal code violate the country's international human rights obligations by criminalizing the peaceful exercise of fundamental rights or other acts that are not internationally recognized as crimes. The penal code also continues to discriminate against girls, women and religious minorities. The Special Rapporteur encourages the Government to consider additional reforms to the penal code in line with the country's international legal obligations. | Not Implemented |
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| A/HRC/31/69 |
REF0218 | Mar 27, 2021 | Recommendations | Special Rapporteur - Iran | Mar 1, 2016 | Urges the authorities to recognise that freedom of religion or belief entails the freedom to choose a religion or belief, and that measures restricting eligibility for civil, political, social or economic privileges, or imposing special restrictions on the practice of other faiths, violate the prohibition of discrimination based on religion or belief and the guarantee of equal protection under article 26 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. | Not Implemented |
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| A/HRC/31/69 |
REF0114 | Mar 31, 2021 | Recommendations | Special Rapporteur - Freedom of Religion or Belief | Feb 1, 2010 | The Special Rapporteur is grateful that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran replied to the joint communication of 17 October 2008. She would like to reiterate the observations and concerns in her previous report (see A/HRC/10/8/Add.1, paras. 94 and paras. 111-112). The Special Rapporteur again urges the Government to ensure that the Baha'i members, who have been detained for more than 20 months so far, receive a fair trial and in this regard she would like to recommend the presence of independent observers during the trials. Reportedly, the trial of Ms. Fariba Kamalabadi, Mr. Jamaloddin Khanjani, Mr. Afif Naeimi, Mr. Saeid Rezaie, Mr. Behrouz Tavakkoli, Mr. Vahid Tizfahm and Ms. Mahvash Sabet began on 12 January 2010 in Tehran, however, no observers were allowed inside the court at that session | Not Implemented |
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| A/HRC/13/40/Add.1 |
REF0639 | Mar 22, 2021 | Recommendations | Human Rights Committee | Nov 1, 2011 | The State party should take steps to ensure full respect for the right to freedom of religion or belief, including ensuring that legislation and practices fully conform to article 18 of the Covenant. This also entails that the right of everyone to change his or her religion, if he or she so chooses, is unconditionally and fully guaranteed. The Committee also urges the State party to revoke article 225 of the draft Penal Code. The Committee recalls its general comment No. 22 (1993) on the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. | Not Implemented |
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| CCPR/C/IRN/CO/3 |
REF0641 | Mar 22, 2021 | Recommendations | Human Rights Committee | Nov 1, 2011 | The State party should ensure full respect for the freedom of everyone, including members of the Baha'i community, to have or to adopt a religion or belief of his or her choice, and the freedom, either individually or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest this religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching. The State party should take immediate steps to ensure that members of the Baha'i community are protected against discrimination in every field, that violations of their rights are immediately investigated, that those found responsible are prosecuted and that they are provided with effective remedies. | Not Implemented |
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| CCPR/C/IRN/CO/3 |
REF1020 | Mar 25, 2021 | Recommendations | CESCR | Jun 1, 2013 | The Committee urges that the State party take steps to ensure that people with beliefs other than the religions recognized by the State party can fully enjoy all aspects of economic, social and cultural rights, without any discrimination. | Not Implemented |
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| E/C.12/IRN/CO/2 |
REF1079 | Mar 25, 2021 | Recommendations | CESCR | Jun 1, 2013 | The Committee recommends that the State party take steps to ensure that members of the Baha'i community are protected against discrimination and exclusion in every field, including denial of employment and benefits of the pension system. The Committee also recommends that the State party take steps to guarantee, in law and practice, the unhindered access of Baha'i students to universities and vocational training institutions, and to prevent refusals of access and expulsions of students from such institutions based on their belonging to the Baha'i community. | Not Implemented |
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| E/C.12/IRN/CO/2 |
REF0867 | Mar 27, 2021 | Recommendations | CRC | Mar 1, 2016 | The Committee recommends that the State party strengthen its efforts to further reduce poverty and extreme poverty, in particular in provinces populated by ethnic minorities, such as Sistan and Baluchestan, Khuzestan and Kurdistan. The Committee recommends that the State party take immediate steps, inter alia by increasing budgetary allocations, to improve housing and living conditions in regions with ethnic minorities, including the provision of access to safe drinking water, adequate sanitation, electricity, transportation facilities, schools and health-care centres. | Not Implemented |
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| CRC/C/IRN/CO/3-4 |
REF0870 | Mar 27, 2021 | Recommendations | CRC | Mar 1, 2016 | The Committee recommends that the State party take active measures to officially recognize ethnic and linguistic minority groups and that it provide them with opportunities to learn, communicate and practise their language, art, culture and religion without any undue interference. It also urges the State party to ensure that reports of unlawful arrests, detention, imprisonments, killings, torture and executions targeted against members of minority groups, including children, are promptly investigated and the perpetrators are held accountable. | Not Implemented |
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| CRC/C/IRN/CO/3-4 |
REF0830 | Mar 27, 2021 | Recommendations | CRC | Mar 1, 2016 | The Committee urges the State party to urgently repeal its laws and policies that are discriminatory against girls and religious and ethnic minorities and ensure that all children, irrespective of their gender, ethnicity or religious beliefs, enjoy equal rights and freedoms as guaranteed under the Convention. In particular, the Committee urges the State party to ensure that the State party's legislation does not leave the interpretation and implementation of its legislation to the wide discretion of the judiciary without providing them with the necessary training and interpretative guidelines. | Not Implemented |
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| CRC/C/IRN/CO/3-4 |