Javaid Rehman
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United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran | |
Assumed office 7 July 2018 | |
Preceded by | Asma Jahangir[1] |
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Born | Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan |
Alma mater | Government College, Lahore University of the Punjab University of Reading University of Hull |
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Javaid Rehman (Urdu: جاوید رحمان) is a British-Pakistani legal scholar and Professor of Islamic Law and International LawatBrunel University London.
On 7 July 2018, he was appointed as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran.[2] On 6 August 2018, Javaid Rehman, 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. He commenced his duties officially on 13 July 2018.[3]
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