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The Human Rights Council will hold its twenty-first Special Session on Wednesday, 23 July on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.

Ten of thousands of protestors descended upon London's streets on Saturday to condemn Israel's attack on Gaza. Despite the blazing heat Palestine supporters continued chanting slogans such as "free...

In a released statement the ODVV condemned the horrific killing of the fasting Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and Occupied Territories by Israel.

This sitting was held by the ODVV in the conference hall of its headquarters in Tehran. According to the ODVV public relations this sitting commenced following the reading of the UN Secretary...

The ODVV participated in and presented its activities products and reports in the Islamic Republic of Iran's Services towards the Empowerment of Refugees for their Sustainable Repatriation and...

In continuation of its international activities the representatives of the ODVV participated in the 26th Session of the Human Rights Council, and the UNHCR Annual NGOs Forum in Geneva, Switzerland.

A Saudi court sentenced to death a Shiite protester convicted of attacking police forces during unrest in the east, local media reported Wednesday, in the second such ruling this week.

Human Rights Watch released a 64-page report today, titled, “Criminalizing Dissent, Entrenching Impunity: Persistent Failures of the Bahraini Justice System Since the BICI Report,”.

The Systematic Family Therapy Technical Sitting was held by the ODVV on the occasion of the International Day of Families.

The recent attacks by the militant group Boko Haram in Nigeria have both violated the right to education and gender equality of Nigerian schoolgirls, and also angered the Islamic world because of...

With the support of the ODVV, the Last Leaf play designed, written and directed by Mohammad Boroomand, an international play on peace and friendship went on stage in the Andisheh Culture Centre in...

On 21st April 2014, at 2.30pm Mr Mohd Kamilzuhairi Abdul Aziz, a local Shia cleric was arrested while giving an opening speech at a luncheon organized by his group.

Continuing with its international activities, the ODVV experienced its strong presence in the 25th Session of the Human Rights Council. According to ODVV public relations the Session was held in...

In continuation of its trend in holding sidelines scientific panels during Human Rights Council sessions, the ODVV is intending to hold two panels on Islamophobia and Violation of Human Rights, and...

Shiites are one of the largest religious minorities in the world, which have been far from achieving their legal and certain rights in some countries. Although Shiites have had a peaceful...

The United Nations human rights office today expressed concern about a decision by the Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs to declare illegal a coalition of 54 mainly non-Islamic civil society...

The United Nations today called on all parties in Lebanon to show restraint following the second deadly car bomb attack in less than a week, and to support the army and security forces as they seek...

This project which was implemented with the cooperation of the ODVV, BAFIA and UNHCR and had began in March 2013 finished in December with the presentation of the final report.

10 December 2013 – Honouring human rights activism, including the legacy of Nelson Mandela, senior UN officials today mark Human Rights Day calling for greater political will and resources to...

Nelson Mandela was not an easy man to sum up. Icon, reconciler, fighter, charmer … The list is long and, perhaps necessarily so in a man of his stature, contradictory.