Citizens International organised this panel ‘Diplomacy of the Bully: Coercion, Ceasefires, and the New Architecture of Power’ as part of its Global South Series, hosting academics Helen Yaffe and Sara Larijani discussing the exceptionalism of the US in its current and long term actions against
Oral Statement on the Negative Impact of the Legacies of Colonialism on the Enjoyment of Human Rights 51st Session Human Rights Council, 28 September 2022 Agenda Item 3, Promotion and protection of human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to
Oral Statement Interactive Dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights 51st Session Human Rights Council, 14 September 2022 Agenda Item 3, Promotion and protection of human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural
The first in the Long View Conversations takes Ramon Grosfoguel’s essay on hybrid war against Iran and Venezuela as a starting point for a discussions on the use of sanctions and the impact they have on innocent populations. Available as a video, and an audio
Both Iran and Venezuela have been the subject of unprecedented attacks from the US in the form of sanctions, aggressions (including military) and propaganda. Despite this both revolutionary countries have not only survived but become key players in the axes of resistance in their regions
IHRC Chair, Massoud Shadjareh lambasts the cruelty of the sanctions regime in EuroNews. Coronavirus is a crisis. In Iran, it’s a massacre – because of Trump’s sanctions. Even before COVID-19, these sanctions were recognised by Human Rights Watch as undermining access to healthcare. The virus has taken
PRESS RELEASE – The global fight against the Coronavirus risks being undermined if US sanctions against Iran aren’t lifted. In a letter to the UN Secretary General, IHRC has called on António Guterres to bring international pressure to bear on Washington to temporarily
