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Another Human Rights Lawyer Sentenced

February 6, 2011

Conviction of Khalil Bahramian the Latest in a “Purge” of Human Rights Lawyers (6 February 2011) The Iranian Judiciary should immediately halt the ongoing prosecution of prominent human rights lawyers, which appears to be in retaliation for their work defending prisoners ...

Iran Uses Media Stunts in Lieu of Fair Trials

Iran Uses Media Stunts in Lieu of Fair Trials

February 3, 2011

Iranian officials should base convictions on reliable evidence and due process. ...

Two Post-Election Protestors Hanged

January 24, 2011

(24 January 2011) Following the execution of two post-election protestors today, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reiterated its call on the Iranian Judiciary and Parliament to immediately institute a moratorium on all death penalty cases and put ...

Iran on “Execution Binge;” Immediate Moratorium Urged

January 16, 2011

(16 January 2011) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran called on the Iranian Parliament and the Judiciary to immediately institute a moratorium on executions and to move swiftly to abolish the death penalty, in the face of skyrocketing ...

Top Iranian Lawyer Unjustly Sentenced to 11 years in Prison

January 9, 2011

(9 January 2011) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran called the 11-year prison sentence of leading human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh a “gross miscarriage of justice” and said that it should be overturned by an appeals court....

Halt Student’s Execution, Review Torture Allegations

December 25, 2010

(25 December 2010) The Iranian Judiciary should immediately halt the execution of Habibollah Latifi, which is scheduled to take place on 26 December, and review allegations that his confession was coerced under torture, as well as numerous other irregularities ...

Nobel Laureate to Stage Sit-in in Defense of Detained Colleague

December 17, 2010

(17 December 2010) Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Iranian lawyer Shirin Ebadi announced a sit-in in front of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva today to demand the release of her embattled colleague in Iran, Nasrin Sotoudeh. The ...

Terrorist Attack Targeting Civilians Aims to Stoke Ethnic and Religious Tensions

December 15, 2010

(15 December 2010) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran condemned a suicide bombing that reportedly killed at least 39 people at the Imam Hossein Mosque in the southeastern city of Chabahar, Iran. The attack targeted mourners during ...

Unprecedented Death Sentence for Christian Pastor on Charge of Apostasy

December 7, 2010

(7 December 2010) The Supreme Court of Iran should immediately reverse the apostasy conviction and death sentence of Christian pastor Youcef Nadarkhani and release him from prison, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. The judiciary should ...

Barring Students from Higher Education on Political and Religious Grounds

December 4, 2010

(4 December 2010) The Iranian government should immediately end its policy of depriving university students of higher education based on their political or religious beliefs, and respect their freedom of expression and conscience, the International Campaign for Human Rights in ...

Release Ailing, 80-year-old Former Foreign Minister

November 26, 2010

(26 November 2010) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran called for the immediate release for medical treatment of Ebrahim Yazdi, who has been in detention since 1 October, but has yet to be informed of the charges ...

UN human rights chief concerned by Iranian crackdown on human rights defenders

November 23, 2010

GENEVA – The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday expressed renewed concern for the fate of human rights defenders in Iran, particularly Ms. Nasrin Sotoudeh who was on hunger strike for several weeks in Tehran’s Evin ...

UN Resolution on Iran’s Human Rights Violations Approved by Huge Margin

November 18, 2010

(18 November 2010) The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly’s strong approval of a draft resolution, condemning Iran for grave human right violations, is a welcome step in the continuing effort to put a stoplight on the country’s ...

Citizens of Nigeria and Ghana Reportedly Put to Death in Secret Group Executions Inside Iran

November 11, 2010

(11 November 2010) The governments of Nigeria and Ghana should press Iranian authorities to provide a full and transparent account concerning the alleged execution of their citizens inside Iran, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. The ...

Life of Jailed Human Rights Lawyer at Great Risk

November 4, 2010

(4 November 2010) The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, should immediately intervene with Iranian authorities to ensure the physical well being of detained human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran ...

Ebadi Calls on UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to Act

October 31, 2010

(31 October 2010) The Iranian Judiciary should end its systematic targeting of human rights defenders and lawyers who are being sentenced to lengthy prison terms solely for their human rights work and defending their clients, Shirin Ebadi said today in ...

Human Rights Crisis Requires International Scrutiny

October 28, 2010

Joint Statement by Human Rights Groups (28 October 2010) In the light of the severity of the human rights situation in Iran, the Iranian authorities’ refusal to cooperate with existing international human rights mechanisms, and their rejection of many specific recommendations ...

Multiple Reports of Secret Group Executions in Vakilabad Prison

October 25, 2010

(25 October 2010) Iran’s judiciary should immediately institute a moratorium on all executions at Vakilabad Prison in Mashad and provide a transparent response to allegations of excessive numbers of executions at the facility, said the International Campaign for Human ...

Amputations and Floggings on the Rise

October 13, 2010

(13 October 2010) The Iranian Parliament and Judiciary should immediately abolish cruel and inhumane punishments, such as limb amputation, stoning, and flogging, consistent with Iran’s international obligations, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. In recent days Iranian ...

Release Unjustly Imprisoned Student Leaders

October 6, 2010

(6 October 2010) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran today called for the immediate release of five jailed leaders of the student alumni group Advar Tahkim Vahdat, and for an investigation by both Iranian and UN authorities, recently ...

Ebadi and Prominent International Organizations Call for Release of Nasrin Sotoudeh

October 2, 2010

(1 October 2010) Nobel Peace Laureate and Iranian lawyer, Dr Shirin Ebadi, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, the International Commission of Jurists, the International Federation for Human Rights, the Iranian League for ...

Governments Should Blacklist Human Rights Violators

September 30, 2010

(30 September 2010) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran urged governments from around the world to blacklist officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran implicated in grave human rights violations, thus recognizing their role as perpetrators in Iran’s ...

Blogger’s Conviction Not Supported by Evidence

September 29, 2010

(29 September 2010) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today that the conviction and sentencing of Iranian-Canadian blogger Hossein Derakhshan to 19.5 years in prison included academic connections as a basis for his charges, and should be ...

Press Conference on the Human Rights Crisis in Iran

September 21, 2010

Nobelists Call for Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Release On Friday, 17 September 2010, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, in partnership with Human Rights Watch and the Nobel Women’s Initiative, held a panel discussion in New York on the human rights ...

Ahmadinejad’s Media Blitz Unfolds as Young Activists Receive Harsh Sentences

September 21, 2010

While Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has proclaimed Iran’s respect for human rights and freedoms during his current New York media blitz, several prominent young Iranian students, human rights defenders, and journalists received harsh jail sentences in recent days, the International ...

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