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Javaid Rehman () is a British-Pakistani legal scholar and Professor of
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Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran

On 7 July 2018, Rehman was appointed as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran, officially commencing his duties on 13 July. On 6 August 2018 he first wrote to the Iranian Government expressing his interest in visiting Iran. He said he had already received a number of reports raising concerns about alleged violations of human rights in the country. His requests were consistently refused. Rehman stepped down on 31 July 2024 after holding the mandate for the maximum six years allowed in the role.


Works

* Book written in the name and title of ''Indigenous Peoples and Ethnic Minorities of Pakistan: Constitutional and Legal Perspectives'' (2013)


See also

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Asma Jahangir Asma may refer to: * Asma (given name), list of people with the given name * Asma, Bozdoğan, a village in the district of Bozdoğan, Aydın Province, Turkey * Asma, Socotra, a village and ridge on the island of Socotra, Yemen * Tropical Storm ...
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Human Rights Commission of Pakistan The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP; ) is an independent, democratic non-profit organisation. Founded in 1987, it is one of the oldest human rights organisations in the country. HRCP is committed to monitoring, protecting and prom ...
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Hina Jilani Hina Jilani (؛ born 19 December 1953) is a lawyer at the Supreme Court of Pakistan and a human rights advocate from Lahore, Punjab. She co-founded Pakistan's first all-women law firm, its first legal aid centre, and the Women's Action Forum. ...


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Rehman's CV
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rehman, Javaid Living people United Nations special rapporteurs Date of birth missing (living people) British legal scholars Pakistani legal scholars Academics of Brunel University London International law scholars Alumni of the University of Hull Scholars of Islamic jurisprudence British officials of the United Nations Pakistani officials of the United Nations Year of birth missing (living people)