Irans representative to UN General Assemblys Third Committee, Mohammad Zareiyan, says 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. Those who have drawn up this report, have manipulated human rights issues against my government ...

MNA Sarah Leah Whitson, executive director of Human Rights Watch's Middle East and North Africa Division has welcomed passing a bill by Iranian parliament to grant citizenship to children born of Iranian mothers. In a post on her Twitter account, Sarah Leah Whitson, executive director of Human Rights Watch's Middle East and North Africa Division ...

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has slammed Saudi Arabias targeting of civilians in Yemen, saying the kingdom and its supporters in the West have failed to provide answers over the killing of civilians in the impoverished country. In a 73-page report issued on Friday, the HRW said Saudi fighter jetscarried out at least 10 apparently unlawful airstrikes ...