20. Iran ratified three of the main international human rights instruments prior to 1979, namely: the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (in 1968), the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR, in 1975), and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR, in 1975).
20. Iran ratified three of the main international human rights instruments prior to 1979, namely: the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (in 1968), the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR, in 1975), and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR, in 1975).