Jinous Sobhani
is a former secretary at the DHRC and the ODMV and was arrested on 14 January 2009. She is being held incommunicado at Evin Prison…. ...
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February 1, 2009
Women’s Rights
The Iranian women’s rights movement is the most vibrant social movement in Iran today. Having built an extensive grassroots base, Iranian women are campaigning to fight legal gender discrimination. The… ...
January 15, 2009
Crackdown on Human Rights Groups Continues with Arrest of Activist
…her address book, telephone and other work materials on 14 January 2009. Shirin Ebadi, the 2003 Nobel Peace Laureate, is a co-founder of both groups. The DHRC, a leading independent… ...
January 14, 2009
The Systematic Repression of the Women’s Rights Movement — May 2008
An International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran report on the various dimensions of the repression of women’s rights activists in Iran…. ...
January 13, 2009
Peace Activists Protesting Gaza Violence Attacked by Security Agents
(13 January 2009) Plain clothes security agents attacked and disrupted a gathering organized by the Iranian nongovernmental group Mothers for Peace to protest ongoing violence in the Gaza Strip in… ...
January 3, 2009
UN Secretary General Issues Statement in Support of Shirin Ebadi
Following an extensive campaign of persecution against Shirin Ebadi and her colleagues by Iranian authorities, culminating in a mob attack on her home and office on 1 January, UN Secretary… ...
January 2, 2009
Threats to Nobel Laureate Escalate
(2 January 2009) The Iranian government should immediately end its campaign of persecution against Dr. Shirin Ebadi, which has now escalated to mob threats and violence against her home, the… ...
December 30, 2008
Reverse Closure of Nobel Laureate’s Rights Group
(30 December 2008) The unlawful raid by Iranian security forces on the Tehran rights group run by Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi on December 21, 2008 raises concerns of a broader… ...
December 30, 2008
End Persecution of Nobel Laureate
(30 December 2008) The Iranian government should end immediately its escalating persecution of Dr. Shirin Ebadi, the 2003 Nobel peace laureate and a leading human rights defender, Human Rights Watch… ...
October 20, 2008
Iran and Malaysia Join Forces to Silence Nobel Laureate
…Institutions (ANNI) strongly condemn the acts of Iranian and Malaysian governments preventing Dr. Shirin Ebadi, the 2003 Nobel Peace Laureate, from delivering public lectures during her planned visit to Malaysia…. ...
October 17, 2008
Directive to Abolish Juvenile Death Penalty Issued
(17 October 2008) A high-ranking Iranian Judiciary official announced the issuance of a directive to judges that execution sentences for juvenile offenders must be replaced by life imprisonment sentences with… ...
September 4, 2008
National Peace Council–A Broad Coalition Opposing Military Confrontation
…crisis and to promote and protect human rights there. “The establishment of the Council was urgently needed to let the world know Iranian peoples’ opinions,” Shirin Ebadi, the 2003 Nobel… ...
August 26, 2008
Threats Against Nobel Peace Laureate Escalate
(26 August 2008) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran expressed serious concerns for the health and safety of Shirin Ebadi, the 2003 Nobel Peace Laureate, following increasing threats… ...
June 6, 2008
Groups Urge Iran to Cooperate with UN Rights Bodies
…are of grave concern to Nobel Peace Prize Winner Shirin Ebadi, Human Rights Watch, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), and the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran…. ...
March 7, 2008
International Support for Persecuted Women’s Rights Campaigners in Iran
(7 March 2008) In a strong show of international support for the Iranian women’s rights movement, over 280 leading women’s right advocates and organizations from around the world including six… ...