Media – February 2012
Iran’s women activists: No to war
The Guardian – 8 March 2012
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, an NGO that monitors rights violations in Iran, said that Shaheed’s report is “a significant document that gives voice to the victims of widespread violations”.
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U.N. report slams Iran over human rights
CBS News – 8 March 2012
While this is not the first time the Iranian regime has been accused of grossly violating basic human rights,
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran believes the report is still a good thing, said campaign spokesperson, Hadi Ghaemi, in a statement.
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Iranian activist continues hunger strike
Al Jazeera – 8 March 2012
His son Mohamed Saleh Khazali told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran on February 29 that Khazali had suffered “stomach bleeding” and had been taken to the hospital.
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Iran Steps Up Rights Abuses, U.N. Says
Wall Street Journal – 7 March 2012
“This is just the beginning of a process at the U.N. level to reveal and address the many aspects of gross and systematic human-rights violations in Iran,” said Hadi Ghaemi, the director of the New York-based International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
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Three Iranian journalists released from jail, but dozens remain behind bars
The Guardian – 29 February 2012
The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI), a non-government organisation based in the US, expressed concern this week over the health of Mehdi Khazali, a blogger who remains in temporary detention on hunger strike.
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Iran: Mousavi Rejects Call By Khamenei Son To Back Down Amid International Pressure
Eurasia Review – 28 February 2012
“Khamenei bears the ultimate responsibility for these house arrests, which indeed are nothing short of a kidnapping,” believes Hadi Ghaemi, spokesperson for the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
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Execution of web programmer in Iran may be imminent
CNN – 18 February 2012
Malekpour sent a letter from prison detailing beatings and other mistreatment at the hands of Iranian prison officials to obtain a confession, said Hadi Ghaemi, executive director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
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VIDEO: Rights Group Says Iran Leader Should Release ‘Kidnapped’ Opposition Leaders
Think Progress – 8 February 2012
Now, as the anniversary of their detention nears, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran (ICHRI) is calling on Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to release the three opposition leaders.
