The world second saltiest lake, Lake Urmu, is at the centre of a microclimatic system of one-third of Azerbaijan. Should the Iranian government fail it duties and not restore the lake by allowing it to die, the heart of Azerbaijan will die too. Now, I do not have time to …

Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to thank this organization for giving me the opportunity to talk about discrimination by the Iranian authorities against Azerbaijanis. Azerbaijanis are the largest ethnic formations in Iran, almost 30 million, and this is even larger than Persians. In the past, they Azerbaijani Turks were …

Communication on: Impacts of Ethnic Marginalization of Azerbaijan on Azerbaijani ChildrenArcDH – Association for the Defense HumanRights in Azerbaijan – Iran Introduction The Islamic Republic of Iran has undersigned the Convention on the Rights of the Child (the Convention) in 1993 and once in every five years submits a periodic …

The risk of a complete dry-up is looming over Lake Urmu, this precious 6000 Km2 wetland, once ranked as the second largest saline lake in the world and located within Azerbaijan, Northwest of Iran. Official statistics show that some 70% of the lake has dried up since 1995. If this …

ladies and gentlemen. My name is Dr. Shapoor Ansari. I am honored to be here. Now, you might be wondering why I am here: I am not a politician or a diplomat, nor have I ever been. What I am is a 78 year old retired cardiac surgeon who has been living …

Joint Submission to the UPR of the Islamic Republic of Iran 15 March 2014 Human rights situation in the Azerbaijan regions Since the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979, systematic abuse of human rights in the Azarbaijan region has continued to this date. This report presents an …