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Citoyens européens : finançons une justice équitable en Iran, pas les exécutions !
For the attention of: À l’attention de : Herman Van Rompuy, Président du Conseil européen, Jose Manuel Barroso, Président de la Commission européenne Martin Schulz, Président du Parlement ... Read more
European citizens: finance a fair criminal justice system in Iran, not executions!
For the attention of: Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament In 2012, ... Read more
Iran urged to stop infringements on the independence of the legal profession by global lawyers’ body
INTERNATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION’S HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE NEWS RELEASE [For immediate release: Monday, 25 March 2013] Iran urged to stop infringements on the independence of the legal profession by ... Read more
In defense of “independent legal practice” in Iran
A statement from a group of Iranian lawyers The Iranian Bar Association has experienced many ups and downs since its formation. Its achievement of full independence ... Read more
Joint Statement: Halt the Execution of Five Ahwazi Arabs
January 23, 2013: The undersigned human rights organizations strongly oppose the death sentences issued by the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) against five civil and cultural ... Read more
IHRDC Executive Director Gissou Nia on the Importance of Documenting Iran's Human Rights Abuses
IHRDC Executive Director Gissou Nia addresses the audience at an Amnesty International sponsored event in the Chicago area on Sunday, November 11, 2012 about the ... Watch video
Fate of 11 Prisoners Sentenced to Death on Drug-Related Charges Unknown; International Community Should Not Relent Pressure Calling on the Islamic Republic of Iran to Halt Executions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fate of 11 Prisoners Sentenced to Death on Drug-Related Charges Unknown; International Community Should Not Relent Pressure Calling on the Islamic Republic of ... Read more
Joint Statement on International Day Against the Death Penalty
We, the undersigned organizations, strongly oppose the continuing use of the death penalty in the Islamic Republic of Iran. We are concerned that Iran’s radical policies, which allegedly aim to eradicate drug-trafficking and result in the execution of several hundred prisoners every year, are supported in part by international funding. ... Read more
Voice of America Kurdish interview with IHRDC Executive Director Gissou Nia on May 13, 2012
In this Voice of America Kurdish interview, Gissou Nia - IHRDC Executive Director - discusses her remarks at the 24th Kurdish National Congress of North ... Watch video
Inside Iran
- A plea for Kaveh Taheri, an imprisoned blogger in Iran
- Ongoing Wave of Arrests in Khuzestan, Families Unaware of Whereabouts of Detainees
- Death Sentences for Five Ahwazi Arabs Upheld by Iran’s Supreme Court
- Infant Sons of Two Bahá'í Mothers Imprisoned in Semnan Facing Medical Complications
- Ahwazi Arab political activist Jamil Sowaidi reportedly tortured to death in custody
- Arrest of Saeed Shirzad, a children’s rights activist, while aiding earthquake victims in East Azerbaijan
- Resumption of torture of Ahwazi Arab political prisoners from Khalafabad (Ramshir) in Khuzestan after the imposition of death sentences
- Five more Ahwazi Arabs sentenced to death by the Islamic Republic of Iran
- High bail set as condition for temporary release of imprisoned Christian convert Mehrdad Sajjadi
- Death of ill political prisoner in Rajaee Shahr prison
In the News
- How European taxpayers are fueling executions in Iran
- Analysis: al-Qaeda inside Iran
- Letter from the Paris Bar association in support of Iranian lawyers
- The Fifth Anniversary of the Incarceration of Seven Baha’i Leaders in Iran
- IHRDC: Ahwazi Arabs Subjected to Discrimination in Iran
- Shahrvand: In memory of Marjan Ahouraee, an Iranian transsexual refugee
- Iranian journalists arrested in raids
- Hell on Earth: Inside Iran's brutal Evin prison
- Creating an Official Record
- IHRDC featured in Reuters report on sale of spy gear to Iran
Features
- SIGN PETITION TO HALT EXECUTIONS IN IRAN
- Human Rights Day 2012: Mahnaz Parakand’s Testimony on the Mounting Pressures on Iranian Lawyers
- Truth and Reconciliation: A Conversation Between a Baha'i Survivor of Human Rights Abuses and a Former Member of the Hojjatieh Association
- Sign Petition to Stop Executions
- In Their Own Words: Human Rights Violations against Iran’s Kurdish Minority
- Still no accountability for post June 2009 presidential election abuses in Iran
- 2012 International Women's Day Message from Fatemeh Goftari
- Persian Translation of “Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Frank La Rue”, dated 16 May 2011
- The Parties and Associations Law Reform Plan – English Translation Now Available
- Internal Regulation on the Commission of Article 90 of the Constitution
Press Statements
- Human Rights Groups Welcome Decision of Danish Government to Stop Funding IRI Anti-Drug Enforcement
- Mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran is Renewed for Third Year
- Iranian Lawyers Call on Iranian Authorities to Cease Infringements on Independence of Legal Profession in Iran
- Halt the Execution of Five Ahwazi Arabs
- NGOs Call on UN Member States to Support UNGA Resolution Addressing Human Rights Abuses in Iran
- Dr. Ahmed Shaheed presents report on situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran to Third Committee of General Assembly member states react
- UNODC and Donor Countries Should Cease Funding to Iran for Anti-Drug Trafficking Purposes Until Iran Renounces Use of Death Penalty for Drug-Related Offenses
- Events at Conference for Iranian Studies Demonstrate Restrictions on Academic Freedom in Iran
- Statement Against the Execution of Four Ahwazi Arabs and the Death Penalty in Iran
- Joint Statement on the Right to Education and Academic Freedom in Iran
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