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Women’s Rights in the Judicial Justice Process
Women’s Rights in the Judicial Justice Process
January 02, 2010
In cooperation with the High Council of Human Rights of the Judiciary, the Tehran General and Revolutionary Court Prosecutor’s Office, the General Justice Department of Tehran, Charitable Institute for the Protection of Social Victims and UNA-Iran, the Organization for Defending Victims of Violence held the Women’s Rights in the Judicial Justice Process 2-day international conference.
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Women's Rights in the Judicial Justice Process
December 19, 2009
The International Comference on Women's Rights in the Judicial Justice Process will be held in Tehran, IRAN from 20 to 21 December 2009.
Pakistan to Help Iran Hunt Down Elements of Terror
Pakistan to Help Iran Hunt Down Elements of Terror
October 22, 2009
TEHRAN (FNA)- Pakistan announced on Wednesday that it will help Tehran in tracking down the culprits involved in the recent terrorist attack in Iran's southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan.
U.N. Body Backs War Crimes Charges on Israel Hamas
U.N. Body Backs War Crimes Charges on Israel Hamas
October 22, 2009
The 47-member Human Rights Council (HRC) approved a resolution Friday endorsing war crimes charges against Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, as spelled out in a report by a four-member international fact-finding mission headed by Justice Richard Goldstone.
Iran Confirms Building New N. Plant
Iran Confirms Building New N. Plant
September 26, 2009
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi in a statement on Friday announced construction of another nuclear fuel enrichment plant in the country.
Palestinian refugees in India protest...
Palestinian refugees in India protest...
September 23, 2009
Around 100 Palestinian refugees stranded in India since 2006 on Tuesday staged a protest and sit-in at UNHCR office in New Delhi.
New school year starts
New school year starts
September 23, 2009
The new academic year in Iran began Wednesday morning with First Vice-President Mohammad-Reza Rahimi ringing the bell at a girl’s school in southern Tehran.
High Commissioner welcomes US investigation...
High Commissioner welcomes US investigation...
August 30, 2009
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, has welcomed the decision by the United States Attorney-General to appoint a special prosecutor to look into whether Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officers and contractors broke US laws while conducting interrogations outside the US, including at Guantanamo Bay.
YEMEN: IDP camp situation worsens
YEMEN: IDP camp situation worsens
August 30, 2009
The humanitarian situation in IDP (internally displaced persons) camps in war-ravaged Saada and neighbouring governorates in northern Yemen is worsening due to a lack of basic services - water, sanitation and food - UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Ann Veneman said in a statement on 24 August.
“Students for a nuclear Weapons Free-World”
“Students for a nuclear Weapons Free-World”
July 13, 2009
WFUNA’s “Students for a nuclear Weapons Free-World” aims to tap into the energy of the youth movement to build campaigns to free the world of nuclear weapons.