Human rights defenders, including lawyers, women’s rights defenders, trade unionists and activists working to protect ethnic and religious minorities, are in a very precarious situation in Iran.Among those detained are the following members of the Defenders of Human Rights Centre (DHRC), one of the two FIDH member-organisations in Iran: Mohammad Seifzadeh, Abdolfattah Soltaniand Mohammad […]
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Pressure against human rights defenders continues
While international relationships between Iran and western countries have been warming up, progress on human rights remains to be seen. Dozens of human rights defenders continue to serve prison sentences and dozens of others are awaiting court decisions in retaliation for their human rights work. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, […]
Amnesty International: Iran must halt execution of prisoner who ‘survived hanging’
Iran must stop the execution of man who was found alive at a morgue a day after being hanged, Amnesty International urged today after authorities said the prisoner would be hanged for a second time once his condition improves. The 37-year-old, identified as “Alireza M”, was hanged in Bojnourd prison in north-east Iran last […]
Iran’s 600 female judges may not give rulings
There are over six hundred female judges in Iran, most of them working in family courts. They do not however have the right to make rulings until they have been approved by a male judge. According to Ali Nazari, head of human resources and employment at the Iranian Ministry of Justice, eighty qualified female […]
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (12-10-2013)
Responses to Human Rights Abuses in Iran 1. Reporters Without Borders, a group which campaigns for the freedom of journalists around the world, condemned the “chains of threats against journalists in exile and their families”, and described the behaviour of the officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran against these journalists as “hostage taking”.2. […]
Adoption and the Guardian Council’s Choice
After weeks of public objections to the Iranian Parliament’s approving a new bill which would make it possible for foster parents to marry their adopted children, Iran’s Guardian Council decided in favor of the bill last week and approved its passage as the modified law for “Protection of Children and Adolescents with no […]
Iran Hopeful Geneva Talks Can Lead To ‘Road Map’
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says he hopes Tehran and world powers can agree this week on a “road map” toward resolving the crisis over Iran’s disputed nuclear program. In a Facebook message on October 13, Zarif warned that the process would be complex and might require a “ministerial meeting.” The negotiations over […]
A Report On Executions In Iran
537 Hangings From October 2012 To October 2013: From October 11, 2012 to October 10, 2013 at least 537 people were hanged in various cities across Iran. This figure represents a 9% increase in the number of hangings over the same period last year. Issuing and implementing of death sentences in Iran occur while […]
Getting Past The Censors In Iran
This week Iran’s new Culture Minister Ali Jannati denounced book censorship under the administration of former President Mahmud Ahmadinejad and said if they could, censors would have banned the Koran, which is considered to be the word of God by Muslims. That doesn’t mean censorship will necessarily ease anytime soon, seeing as Jannati also […]
Efforts to Remove Laws Contradictory to Human Rights
Interview with the Spokesperson of the Center for the Defenders of Human Rights In Iran, human rights attorneys have always been under threat, pressure, extortion, legal pursuit and even in prison. But since the 2009 presidential elections, the conditions have become worse for them. Many were sued, prosecuted and given heavy sentences. Some were barred […]