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- NARGES MOHAMMADI’S BIRTHDAY PASSES AS SHE REMAINS IN PRISON
- Defenders of Human Rights Center calls on head of Iranian judiciary to quit
- The Defenders for Human Rights Centre calls for global solidarity for the release of Narges Muhammadi
- Education Sector’s Share of the State Development Budget is Inadequate
- Iran does not have a house of justice
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Defenders of Human Rights Center calls on head of Iranian judiciary to quit
Defenders of Human Rights Center impugned the judiciary’s performance in dealing with political, civil and cultural activists and dissenters’ cases, demanding dismissal of the head of the judiciary due to his direct responsibility of all the inequity, corruption and insecurity in the judiciary and society. According to Defenders of Human Rights Center’s website, this NGO […]
The Defenders for Human Rights Centre calls for global solidarity for the release of Narges Muhammadi
Dear friends and colleagues, The Deputy Head and spokesperson of the Defenders for Human Rights Centre, Narges Muhammadi, has just been re-sentenced for an extra sixteen years imprisonment, ten years of which is enforceable. Prior to this she has been sentenced to six years. Mrs Muhammdi has already been in prison for two years. As […]
Education Sector’s Share of the State Development Budget is Inadequate
The Centre for the Defenders of Human Rights has reviewed the situation of human rights in Iran during the month of Shahrivar 1395 [22 August to 21 September 2016] Education Sector’s Share of the State Development Budget is Inadequate In continuation of its monthly reports, the Centre for the Defenders of Human Rights has reviewed […]
Iran does not have a house of justice
Centre for the Defenders of Human Rights has reviewed the situation of human rights in Iran during the month of Mordad 1395 [Iranian month corresponding to 22 July to 21 August 2016]: Iran does not have a house of justice In continuation of its monthly reports, the Centre for the Defenders of Human Rights has […]
Shirin Ebadi’s letter to Federica Mogherini about EU human rights talk with Iran
Shirin Ebadi, 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, in a letter to Ms Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, urges her to take into consideration the principles of ‘abolition of the death penalty’ and ‘respect for freedom of expression’ in EU human rights talk with Iran. The full […]
The Defenders for Human Rights Centre’s Statement on recent mass executions in Iran
The Defenders for Human Rights Centre’s Statement on recent mass executions in Iran At dawn on Tuesday, 2 August 2016, a number of Sunni and Kurdish citizens were executed for alleged vague and non-specific accusations. Moreover, the identity, place of burial or even the exact number of those executed remains unknown. After the 1980s, it […]
Elderly political prisoners and the prisoners of conscience are not able to endure sustained imprisonment
The Centre for the Defenders of Human Rights has reviewed the situation of human rights in Iran during the month of Tir 1395 [Iranian month corresponding to 21 June to 21 July 2016]: Elderly political prisoners and the prisoners of conscience are not able to endure sustained imprisonment In continuation of its monthly reports, the […]
Lashes are not the right answer to the workers’ trade union demands
The Centre for the Defenders of Human Rights has reviewed the situation of human rights in Iran during the month of Khordad 1395 [Iranian month corresponding to 21 May to 20 June 2016]: Lashes are not the right answer to the workers’ trade union demands In continuation of its monthly reports, the Centre for the […]
Narges Mohammadi starts hunger strike, demanding the right to call her children
Narges Mohammadi, vice-chair of Defenders of Human Rights Centre (DHRC), who is currently imprisoned has started a hunger strike from today, June 27 2016, which coincides with the 21st day of the month of Ramadan. Ms Mohammadi has written an emotional letter explaining her decision, the DHRC website reported. In the letter, she says that […]
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 […]-
For the full report in English click below link: Guidelines for a transparent and merit based system for the appointment of high level judge
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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 […]
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Bahá’í Killers Escape Prosecution February 9, 2014 Center for Supporters of Human Rights, Shirin Ebadi According to penal provisions, when an individual is murdered and the murderer is unable to convince the victim’s family not to pursue prosecution, the murderer faces (capital) punishment. However, certain provisions of the Islamic Penal Code, ratified in 1392 (2013), […]
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For the full report in English click below link: Guidelines for a transparent and merit based system for the appointment of high level judge
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In continuation of its monthly reports, the Centre for the Defender of Human Rights has reviewed the situation of human rights in Iran during the month of Azar 1394 [Iranian month corresponding to 22 November to 21 December 2015]. The Centre for the Defender of Human Rights, which is presided over by Shirin Ebadi, has […]
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An acceptance speech by Omid Kokabee, written from his prison cell in Iran, was delivered at the Award Ceremony for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2014 Freedom and Responsibly Award on February 13. The gifted Iranian doctoral student of physics, who is being held as a prisoner of conscience at Evin […]
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The Centre for the Defenders of Human Rights has reviewed the situation of human rights in Iran during the month of Shahrivar 1395 [22 August to 21 September 2016] Education Sector’s Share of the State Development Budget is Inadequate In continuation of its monthly reports, the Centre for the Defenders of Human Rights has reviewed […]
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Centre for the Defenders of Human Rights has reviewed the situation of human rights in Iran during the month of Mordad 1395 [Iranian month corresponding to 22 July to 21 August 2016]: Iran does not have a house of justice In continuation of its monthly reports, the Centre for the Defenders of Human Rights has […]
