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Iran protests are fire under ashes
LONDON, United Kingdom (Kurdistan 24) – After heavy government crackdown, the seemingly spontaneous nation-wide protests in Iran have been silenced, but a Nobel Peace Prize winner says the rage is ever present and will flame up at the next chance. Late in December 2017, Iranians took to the streets to protest the sluggish economy. The […]
FOUR NOBEL PEACE LAUREATES URGE IRAN TO RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF PROTESTERS
Ottawa – January 11, 2018 Nobel Peace Laureates Shirin Ebadi, Jody Williams, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkol Karman, urge the Islamic Republic of Iran to conduct credible independent investigations into the use of violence, especially lethal violence, and mass arrests in reaction to protests held in 75 cities across the country, beginning on December 28, 2017. […]
From Burmese Dissident to Mystifying Politician Why won’t my fellow Nobelist Aung San Suu Kyi help a Muslim minority?
By SHIRIN EBADI In advance of a United Nations envoy’s visit to the country, Burmese officials in June instructed U.N. officials to refer to Burma’s Muslim minority as “people who believe in Islam in Rakhine state.” This is the latest chapter in what has become a tragic campaign to reassure Buddhist nationalists that the government […]
International Rights and Mechanisms
Human rights as we know them are a reflection of certain fundamental universal notions, which provide a set of global benchmarks for how humanity should conduct itself. The principle of the universality of human rights is the cornerstone of international human rights law. This principle, as first emphasized in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights […]
Violence Against Women Is Not An Issue That Can Be Denied
Leila Alikarami “A lot of people still do not want to accept there is violence in our society and this is tantamount to denying the existence of a problem.” Shahindokht Molaverdi, the Vice President in charge of women and family affairs, made this statement and described the situation of violence against women in Iran as […]
CEDAW and the quest of Iranian women for gender equality
LEILA ALIKARAMI 18 December 2014 Iran’s moderate president Hassan Rouhani has a chance to enact one of his campaign promises to promote women’s right by signing the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). CEDAW urges its signatories to address laws, practices and customs that discriminate against women. Today, 18 […]
All friends spoke of affection first, but became foes at the end: A review of the Comprehensive Bill on Legal Profession
A review of the Comprehensive Bill on Legal Profession; From the beginning to the present The Judiciary Power was tasked with compiling a comprehensive bill on legal profession, in accordance with Article 212 of the Fifth Five Year Development Plan laws, which were ratified by the State Expediency Council, in pursuit of the implementation of […]
A simplified legal analysis of the Cyber Crimes Law: Section Twelve
Punishments: The punishments have been set out in Article 20 of the same body of laws. Depending on the conditions and circumstances surrounding the committed crime, and based on the size of the income or other benefits that this criminal activity generate for the corporate entity, the convicted party can be sentenced to paying cash […]
A simplified legal analysis of the Cyber Crimes Law: Section Eleven
Punishments: Imprisonment from 91 days to two years, or cash fine of 5 million to 40 million rials, or both Article 18: Any person who uses computer and telecommunication systems to publish, or share publically by other means, lies and libellous material, with the intention of harming another person, or agitating and upsetting the minds […]
