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Former Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories on the side event of the Organization for Defending Victims of Violence

We believe that stopping the international community from meeting its responsibility to prevent Genocide from taking place in Gaza can be considered complicity in the crime of Genocide.

The United Nations Association of Iran, together with the Organisation for Defending Victims of Violence (ODVV) kindly invites enthusiastic law scholars, academicians, researchers, and law students...

UN Special Rapporteur: It is necessary to review ways for compensating victims of unilateral coercive measures

United Nations Special Rapporteur on Unilateral Coercive Measures  (UCM)s: Sanctions have the most impact on vulnerable groups and delivery of humanitarian aid

NGOs letter to the UN Secretary-General on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestine

In this exhibit which was held in the United Nations Square and in front of the European headquarters of the UN, ...

Following the UN Secretary General’s appeal for an immediate global ceasefire, the Organization for Defending Victims of Violence (ODVV) encourages all parties to agree with the initiative of Truce...

Since the sanctions prevent international financial transactions and shipping, any trade, including that of medicines and medical equipment, is almost impossible.

The Chapters from the Lives of 10 Angels Exhibition is a glance at the pain and hope of sick Iranian citizens and children was launched on the sidelines of the 43rd Session of the Human Rights...

Right to health is one of the most important examples of human rights. Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: “Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for...

Unilateral coercive measures are contrary to international documents including UN General Assembly Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation...

The report of HRC Consultative Committee on the negative effects of sanctions on the enjoyment of human rights confirms that extensive violation of the rights of the people of Iran is the result...

The Iranian Minorities and Ethnic Groups’ Handicraft Arts Gallery exhibition will be held on 5 -15th of March 2018 by the The Organization for Defending Victims of Violence at the UN Headquarters...

The Saudi media and human rights activists reported that the Saudi Arabian government intends to execute 6 youths from the Al-Qatif province in the coming days. There are serious concerns over the...

Every time the United Nations makes concessions that allow perpetrators of crimes under international law to evade criticism or justice, it emboldens others to commit violations that cause immense...

The only world that is safe from the use of nuclear weapons is a world that is completely free of them, Secretary-General António Guterres said as the United Nations marked the International Day...

Efforts to respond to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, currently the world’s largest, are being hampered by insufficient funding and other challenges, the top United Nations relief official warned.

Sustained international attention and engagement is vital as the Syrian conflict moves into its seventh year and the suffering of civilians shows no signs of waning, a top United Nations official...

Recalling the tragic 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States that sparked the global ‘war on terror’ – which has since “lost its way” – the President of Lebanon told the United...