Iran : ICJ and AI condemn continued persecution campaign against lawyers
Amnesty International and the ICJ today condemned the ongoing arrests and imprisonment of several prominent lawyers in Iran which they see as part of an orchestrated attempt to repress dissent in the country.
Iran-persecution lawyers-press release-2011 (full text, PDF)
Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions. Communications to and from Governments, A/HRC/14/24/Add.1,18 June 2010: Iran
Iran: Concern about executions based on charges of homosexuality Violation alleged: Non-respect of international standards on safeguards and restrictions relating to the imposition of capital punishment Subject(s) of appeal: 7 males and 3 minors Character of reply:...
ICJ submission to the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review of human rights violations in Iran
The ICJ addressed the persistent failure of Iran to meet many of its human rights obligations and the wave of fresh human rights violations in the country in the aftermath of the June 2009 disputed presidential election.
The ICJ urged Iran to refrain from torture and ill treatment, end violations of freedoms of expression and assembly, abolish the death penalty and co-operate with international human rights mechanisms, including the Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council and the treaty bodies.
Iran-UPR-advocacy-2009 (full text, PDF)
Summary of cases transmitted to Governments and replies received, A/HRC/10/12/Add.1, 4 March 2009: Iran
1295. On 13 February 2008, the then Special Representative, together with the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, the Chairperson-Rapporteur of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, the Special...Recent News
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