BLOG/LATEST NEWS – 22nd September 2011 – On 22 September 2011 four United Nations Special Rapporteurs for executions, torture, human rights in Iran, and independence of the judiciary, issued a joint statement condemning Iran’s recent execution of a juvenile and called for the country to immediately institute a moratorium on the death penalty. (Full Statement Below)
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“Stop Executions,” Four UN Human Rights Experts Tell Iran
IRAN: Arbitrary detention and judicial harassment of human rights defenders continue
Paris-Geneva, September 16, 2011. 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), condemns the continuing repression of human rights defenders in Iran, notably lawyers and women’s rights defenders.
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Hold Ahmadinejad Accountable for Iran’s Human Rights Crisis During UN Visit
Iranian Government Ignores Calls to Cooperate With the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran (14 September 2011) Member states of the United Nations as well as the international media should focus on the ongoing human rights crisis in Iran as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrives in New York to attend the 66th session of the UN General Assembly, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today.
URGENT APPEAL – THE OBSERVATORY
Iran – September 12, 2011 – 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), has received new information and requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in Iran.
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Opposition Leader’s Safety in Danger as Karroubi Spends 42 Days in Complete Isolation
“Under the Manipulation of Psychiatrists to Make Televised Confession,” Source Says – (28 August 2011) Iranian Opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi is in grave danger of physical and psychological harm, as news of his complete isolation for the past 42 days emerged today, said the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. The Campaign called for his immediate release.
Lacking Independence, Bar Association Remains Silent as Lawyers are Persecuted
Legal Defense Under Siege by the Iranian Judiciary – (24 August 2011) The Iranian Central Bar Association should come to the aid of embattled lawyers subjected to harassment, unfounded criminal charges, or prison sentences for defending prisoners of conscience and advocating for human rights, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today.
New UN Special Rapporteur on Iran calls on the Government for full co-operation with his mandate
GENEVA – The new United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, appealed to the Iranian government to extend its full co-operation with his mandate as required by the UN Human Rights Council.
Petition to Free Iranian HIV/AIDS Doctor
Dr. Arash Alaei and his brother Dr. Kamiar Alaei are HIV/AIDS doctors who were arrested in Iran in 2008 while researching. In January 2009 they were convicted of “communicating with an enemy government” for attending conferences and working with international health organizations to find solutions to HIV/AIDS.
Iranian Civil Society Warns Against Military Strike in New Report
Attack Ruinous for Human Rights and Democratic Change in Iran – (26 July 2011) Influential and well-informed members of Iranian civil society believe that military action against Iran would lead to further political repression, deeper enmity between the Iranian people and the United States, and severe humanitarian problems, according to a report published today by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
URGENT APPEAL – THE OBSERVATORY
Iran – July 6, 2011 – 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.
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