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...
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Joint Letter: 31 Refugee and Immigrant led Organizations Call To Oust Iran From UN Women’s Commission
PAAIA, PARS Equality Center & Coalition of Iranian American Organizations Sign Letter Urging UN to Remove Iran from Commission on the Status of Women
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...
Pars Equality Center is honored to work with Representative Katie Porter in a bipartisan push to call on Meta—the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp—to protect the free speech of Iranian protestors.
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...
PAAIA and PARS urge the United Nations Human Rights Council to take action and stand with the people of Iran.
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...
San Jose Lights City Hall in Solidarity with the Iranian Women and Girls
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,...
LA City Hall Lights Up To Protest Violance Against Women in Iran
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...
Families, Civil Rights Organizations Celebrate Court Decision that U.S. Government Must Redress Travel Ban Harms
For Immediate Release: August 2, 2022Media Contact: Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus, [email protected] National Immigration Law Center, [email protected] Families, Civil Rights Organizations Celebrate Court...
7/28 Travel Ban Waiver Hearing rescheduled to 2 pm PST / 5 pm EST on 8/16
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...