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Vigil at the UN
The UN Human Rights Council will be conducting its Universal Periodic Review of Iran on 2/15 – an evaluation of the current human rights situation. We will hold a vigil outside the UN on 22 Bahman/Feb.11, the anniversary of the Revolution, to speak out against the ongoing human rights abuses in Iran. WIMV-NY presents a true human rights review from the grassroots.
10:00am, 43rd Street and 1st Avenue
News
DNA India – ‘God bless Iran!’ Chinese tweets back protesters»Hong Kong: The Iranian opposition, standing up against the authoritarian regime in Teheran, found support on Monday from an unlikely quarter: Chinese people, who themselves face strict censorship and restrictions on political freedom.
Events
Iran: Politics of Resistance»
[ February 12, 2010; 9:30 am to 6:30 pm. ] Speakers include: Ramin Jahanbegloo, Charles Kurzman, Nayereh Tohidi, Abdolali Rezai, Bitta Mostofi, Soheila Vahdati, Danny Postel, Ervand Abrahamian, Hadi Ghaemi
Moderated by: Andrew Arato, Simon Critchley, Jeffrey Goldfarb
February 12, 2010
The New School // Tishman Auditorium
66 West 12th Street NYC
UN Updates
THIRD COMMITTEE DRAFT RESOLUTIONS ADDRESS HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATIONS»
By the terms of three draft resolutions approved today in the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural), the General Assembly would address the human rights situations in three Member States — Myanmar, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and Iran — despite strong objections by numerous delegations over the ongoing tabling of country-specific resolutions.
