UN / IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS

Iran's human rights chief Mohammad Javad Ardeshir Larijani meets UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon following a recent General Assembly committee meeting on the country's human rights record. UNTV

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:05
• Production Date: 19 November 2010
• Asset Language: Original
• Subject Topical: POLITICAL AFFAIRS; LAW; INTERNATIONAL LAW; POLITICAL CONDITIONS; INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; PEACE AND SECURITY; HUMAN RIGHTS
• Geographic Subject: IRAN
• MAMS Id: U101119a

Description

STORY: UN / IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS
SOURCE: UNTV
TRT: 1.05
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: NATS

DATELINE: 19 NOVEMBER 2010, NEW YORK CITY/ FILE

Shotlist

FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior North Lawn UN building across East River

19 NOVEMBER 2010, NEW YORK CITY

2. Various shots, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meeting Mohammad Javed Ardeshir Larijani, Secretary-General of the High Council for Human Rights of Iran

FILE – 15 FEBRUARY 2010, GENEVA SWITZERLAND

3. Tilt down, from ceiling of HR Council room to delegates
4. Wide shot, Iran’s delegation
5. Various shots, Larijani addressing the Council

Storyline

The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Ban Ki-moon, met with Mohammad Javed Ardeshir Larijani, Secretary-General of the High Council for Human Rights of Iran today (19 November) at the UN Headquarters.

The Secretary-General and Larijani, discussed issues related to human rights in Iran, including the recent Human Rights Council Universal Peer Review, the recent report by the Secretary-General to the General Assembly, and the subsequent resolution of the General Assembly’s Third Committee.

They also exchanged views on specific human rights issues in Iran, as well as the operation of Iran's domestic human rights mechanisms. The Secretary-General welcomed Iran's invitation to the High Commissioner for Human Rights to visit Iran in 2011.

The General Assembly Third Committee accused Iran on Tuesday of serious human rights violations, a decision strongly contested by the Iranian Government.