March 19, 2024

UN human rights experts urge Iran to abandon restrictive internet bill

GENEVA (1 March 2022) – UN human rights experts have called on the Government of Iran to abandon its efforts to enact a new law that would effectively isolate the country from the global internet.
The Iranian Parliament may soon ratify the “Regulatory System for Online Services Bill” – more commonly referred to as the “User […]

Camp New Iraq (formerly Camp Ashraf) residents and the determination of their refugee status claims – Update 2

Update No. 2
• On 17/18 February 2012, 397 residents were transferred peacefully by the Government of Iraq to Camp Hurriya (Liberty). Monitoring of the movement was carried out by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI).
• On 19 February 2012, UNHCR commenced the adjudication process of the transferred residents. UNHCR has mobilized teams […]