On the occasion of the 2nd European Parliament/Iran Interparliamentary meeting, taking place from 7 to 9 December 2007, Front Line has published a briefing on the situation of human rights defenders (HRDs) in Iran. The Front Line report is an overview of the situation of Iranian HRDs, who continue to be victims of arbitrary arrest, incommunicado detention, and victims of ill-treatment and torture while in detention.

Further Information

Posted 07/12/2007 Iranian human rights defenders (HRDs) continue to be victims of arbitrary arrest, incommunicado detention, and victims of ill-treatment and torture while in detention. HRDs who are members of ethnic minorities, such as Azerbaijini and Kurdish HRDs are at high risk of being tortured while in prison. Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) continue to have difficulties registering and receiving licences to operate, and a number of human rights organisations have been shut down by the Iranian authorities.

HRDs continue to be detained without being charged for longer periods than legally allowed. They are often detained in Sector 209 of Evin prison, and held in solitary confinement for long periods.

HRDs who are sick are not given adequate medical care and do not have access to their lawyers/family members. There continues to be reports of disappearances of HRDs. HRDs who are brought to court face unfair trials and unfair legal proceedings. In 2007, women HRDs, Azerbaijani HRDs, and student HRDs, were all particularly targeted by the authorities.

Please refer to the PDF file attached for the full text of the report.

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