PAAIA, PARS Equality Center & a coalition of Iranian American organizations welcomea decision by the United Nations Human Rights Councilto establish afact-finding mission which will investigate the ongoing human rights violations taking place in Iran. The decision...
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 RELEASEOctober 13, 2022San José Lights City Hall in Solidarity with the Iranian Women and Girls Protesting Human Rights AbusesSAN JOSÉ, CA - San José will light up City Hall's Rotunda and Tower with the colors of the Iranian flag, green,...
On September 30th, 2022, following a petition submitted by Pars Equality Center to Los Angeles Councilmember Nithya Raman, the LA City Hall and the 6th Street Bridge lit up in the colors green, white, and red of the Iran flag to show solidarity with Iranians fighting...
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 inPars Equality Center v. Blinken, which challenges theTravelBan waiver program, to 8/16 at 2 pmPST/5 pmEST. The hearing will be virtual. Despite the Biden administration's rescission of the ban, countless...