PAAIA, PARS Equality Center & a coalition of Iranian American organizations welcome a decision by the United Nations Human Rights Council to establish a fact-finding mission which will investigate the ongoing human rights violations taking place in Iran. The...
Washington, DC – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA), PARS Equality Center, and a coalition of Iranian American organizations have signed on to a new letter calling on the United Nations to expel Iran from the body's Commission on the Status of...
October 28, 2022Mark ZuckerbergChief Executive OfficerMeta Platforms, Inc.1 Hacker WayMenlo Park, CA 94025 Dear Mr. Zuckerberg, We write to express our concern over Meta’s removal of social media posts raising awareness of ongoingprotests in Iran even though the posts...
Washington, DC – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) and PARS Equality Center echo a call by 43 rights organizations for the United Nations Human Rights Council to hold an emergency session to investigate the rampant human...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 13, 2022 San José Lights City Hall in Solidarity with the Iranian Women and Girls Protesting Human Rights Abuses SAN JOSÉ, CA - San José will light up City Hall’s Rotunda and Tower with the colors of the Iranian flag, green, white,...
For Immediate Release: August 2, 2022Media Contact: Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus, media@advancingjustice-alc.org National Immigration Law Center, media@nilc.org Families, Civil Rights Organizations Celebrate Court...
The judge has rescheduled the summary judgment hearing in Pars Equality Center v. Blinken, which challenges the Travel Ban waiver program, to 8/16 at 2 pm PST / 5 pm EST. The hearing will be virtual. Despite the Biden administration’s rescission of the ban, countless...
CBP announced that as of June 30, 2022, U.S. citizens with expired passports will no longer be allowed to return to the United States. U.S. citizens will be required to contact the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate to apply for U.S. passport renewal before returning...