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human rights defenders behind bars In Iran
Iran is one of the largest prisons for human rights defenders in the world. Since the 2009 repression, many have been arrested and tried on abusive accusations.
OMCT: Repression of human rights defenders goes on uninterrupted in Iran
Paris-Geneva, September 11, 2012. 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), was informed of four new cases of arbitrary detention against human rights defenders in Iran. Several rights activists and journalists have been […]
Imprisonment and lashes for activists and defenders of The Ouromieh lake
HRANA – 37 defenders of the Ouromieh lake were sentenced to 18 years imprisonment and 1110 lashes. According to HRANA, the activists were sentenced a few days ago , 11-06-2012.
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.
UN STATEMENT: Independent UN Experts Urge Iran to Ensure Protection for Rights Defenders
In a statement released today, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran Ahmed Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders Margaret Sekaggya, and Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers Gabriela Knaul condemned the Iranian government’s practice of targeting and prosecuting human rights defenders.
CIVICUS: Iran must revoke harsh sentences against human rights defenders
CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation has published a statement calling attention to the human rights crisis in Iran and, in particular, urging for the release of Mourning Mothers supporter Mansoureh Behkish, who was recently sentenced to four and a half years in prison. CIVICUS is an organization dedicated to empowering various forms of […]
Rights group slams campaign against defenders
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders has condemned the recent sentences handed to Nargess Mohammadi and Abdolafattah Soltani and denounced the Islamic Republic’s “relentless harassment of members of the Defenders of Human Rights Centre (DHRC).”
Reports Received from Evin Prison: Forces are in Fear of Human Rights Defenders and Advocates (In other Sites)
According to eyewitness reports from in front of Evin prison, a huge volume of anti-riot police together with a significant number of plainclothes secret agents from the Intelligence Ministry have gathered in front of Evin prison.
End harassment of six human rights defenders in Iran
FIDH – 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), requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in Iran.