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Stopping Iran’s Human Rights Abuses Counterpunch December 19, 2013 As stated by Hadi Ghaemi, executive director of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, “President Rouhani has a mandate… ...
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April 15, 2010
Former President’s Travel Ban Part of Systematic Effort to Contain Criticism
(15 April 2010) The Iranian government’s refusal to allow former president Mohammad Khatami to attend a conference in Hiroshima, Japan, is a violation of his freedom of movement and part… ...
April 14, 2010
Human Rights Group Demands Closure of Evin Prison Court
(14 April 2010) The Iranian Judiciary should immediately halt the operation of a recently-established “special court” at Evin prison, which confines judges and magistrates to the prison complex and denies… ...
April 14, 2010
Illegal Arrest, Prison Abuse, And Unfair Trial– Latest News on Heshmatollah Tabarzadi from His Lawyer
…have been done with “pressure, beatings, repeated and indescribable verbal insults.” Sotoudeh believes that whatever confessions are made under such circumstances are “completely illegal.” Sotoudeh also believes that her client’s… ...
April 11, 2010
Two Death Sentences Overturned: Reza Khademi, 12 Years, and Ayoub Porkar 20 Years
Nasrin Sotoudeh, lawyer for two prisoners, Ayoub Porkar and Reza Khademi, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that the initial court’s death sentences for her clients has… ...
April 9, 2010
Intelligence Agents Pressure Judiciary for Harsh Sentences
(10 April 2010) The Iranian Intelligence Ministry is manipulating the judicial process by forcing the issuance of harsh and long sentences for activists regardless of the lack of credible evidence… ...
February 8, 2010
Shirin Ebadi: Politics Rule the Iranian Judiciary
The 2003 Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi, was interviewed by the Campaign regarding Iran’s Judiciary…. ...
January 28, 2010
Sudden and Unannounced Execution of Two Political Prisoners (audio interview with attorney)
Nasrin Sotoudeh, attorney of Arash Rahmani Pour, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran: “Arash’s father spoke to me on the telephone today and he had not been… ...
November 30, 2009
Violations of Law and Due Process Standards in the Conviction of Atefeh Nabavi
(30 November 2009) Judicial authorities should review the arrest, trial and conviction of Atefeh Nabavi, a 28-year-old woman sentenced to four years in prison for her participation in peaceful demonstrations… ...
October 11, 2009
Three Sentenced to Death in Post-Election “Show Trials”
(11 October 2009) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran condemned the sentencing to death of three men convicted for alleged activities in connection with political protests following the… ...
September 20, 2009
Campaign Report on Human Rights in Iran since 12 June 2009 – Accelerating Slide into Dictatorship
Human rights in Iran have deteriorated precipitously for over four years, since the onset of the administration of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. But since the disputed presidential election on 12 June… ...
May 11, 2009
Human Rights Defenders Prevented from Leaving Iran; Women’s Rights Advocates Arrested
(11 May 2009) The Iranian government is continuing to expand its repression of women’s rights activists ahead of the 12 June presidential elections, with a new wave of travel bans,… ...
April 17, 2009
Death Sentences for Juvenile Offenders Continue
(17 April 2009) Twenty-two year old Delara Darabi is at imminent risk of execution for a crime she allegedly committed at age seventeen, the International Campaign for Human Rights in… ...