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Iran, Iraq co-op against instrumental use of human rights, necessary: Deputy FM

2017/03/02 14:24

EghtesadOnline: Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Abbas Araqchi has stressed the need for Tehran-Baghdad cooperation to fight against instrumental use of human rights.

Deputy FM urges need to stop politicizing human rights

2017/03/01 08:25

EghtesadOnline: Deputy Foreign Minister for International and Legal Affairs Abbas Araqchi on Tuesday stressed the need for interaction and dialogue and preventing to “play politics with human rights” issue.

Deputy FM to address UNHRC in Geneva

2017/02/28 17:26

EghtesadOnline: Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Abbas Araqchi is scheduled to deliver a speech at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Tuesday.

Vice President lashes out at violence against women

2017/01/04 08:09

EghtesadOnline: Violence against women amounts to the violation of human rights, says Iranian Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Shahindokht Molaverdi.

U.S. Congress votes to apply Magnitsky human rights act globally

2016/12/09 00:32

EghtesadOnline: Legislation expanding the 2012 U.S. Magnitsky human rights act from Russian citizens to cover abusers in any country passed the U.S. Senate on Thursday as part of an annual defense policy bill, leaving the landmark measure on the verge of becoming law.

Spokesman slams anti-Iran UN human rights resolution

2016/11/17 23:24

EghtesadOnline: Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi dismissed the recent anti-Iran human rights resolution by the United Nations as politically-motivated.

Iran: Human rights being abused to serve as pressure tool against nations not yielding to interference

2016/11/17 23:23

EghtesadOnline: Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Gholamhossein Dehghani said human rights are once again being abused to serve as an unfair pressure tool on a nation that has chosen independence over yielding to interferventionist policies.

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