women's rights

Iran: Report Documents the Persecution of Women’s Rights Activists in Iran

A new report by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran documents how the Iranian authorities have systematically thwarted peaceful and legal civil society efforts to advocate for women’s rights in Iran, abusing the legal system and gravely violating internationally protected civil rights in the process.  Read More

Iran; Shirin Ebadi writes to Human Rights Commissioner Louise Arbour on prison sentences for women human rights defenders

Nobel Laureate , Shirin Ebadi, has campaigned for many years for the rights of women and children in Iran. She was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2003 for her courageous work in defense of human rights. In this letter to Human Rights Commissioner, Louise Arbour, she sets our her concern at recent prison sentences handed down against women human rights defenders in Iran.  Read More

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