The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), denounces the unfair sentence on appeal of Mr. Abdolfattah Soltani to 13 years in prison in exile in the remote city of Borazjan (southern Bushehr province).
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Iran’s Human Kidney Trade
If you’re in the market for a kidney then you’ll be in luck in Iran. It’s the only country in the world where the buying and selling of kidneys is legal.
Human rights lawyer to serve 13-year sentence
Iranian human rights lawyer and activist Abdolfattah Soltani has been sentenced to 13 years in jail by a Tehran Revolutionary Court.
Syrian army ‘using children as human shields’
Syrian troops are using children as young as nine-years-old as human shields, forcing them to ride on top of government tanks to deter opposition attacks, a UN report has stated.
Egregious Human Rights Violations In Iran
“It’s a very grim picture.” The U.S. State Department’s latest report on human rights conditions in Iran paints a dark picture of violations and abuse by the Iranian regime.
The Amazing Story and Success of the ‘Iran Free the Docs’ Campaign
Last month, Dr. Arash Alaei spoke at the 24th annual meeting of the Kurdish National Congress of North America.
Human Rights Defenders Under Attack In Iran
Mounting repression represents a serious setback for the protection of human rights in Iran.Three independent experts who report to the United Nations on human rights have condemned the ongoing persecution of human rights defenders in Iran.
In Annual Rights Report, U.S. Warns Of ‘Instability’ Following Arab Spring
In a new report, the U.S. State Department calls last year’s uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa “inspirational.”
Amnesty Report Says Governments ‘Fail To Lead’ Against Abuse
Amnesty International says courage shown by rights protesters during the past year has been matched by an “endemic failure of leadership” from local and international authorities.
“Confess on TV or Go to Prison,” Authorities Tell Dadkhah
Human rights lawyer Mohammad Ali Dadkhah told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that he has been under immense pressure during recent days to make false televised confessions.