Press Statements
Press Statements
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IHRDC takes action in the case of Zahra Kazemi before the Supreme Court of Canada
(December 10, 2013) – As part of its ongoing effort to combat impunity in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI),…
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Joint Letter from 25 NGOs in Support of UNGA Resolution on Human Rights in Iran
The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center joins 24 other NGOs to urge governments to vote in favor of resolution A/C.3/68/L.57…
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IHRDC Releases Report on Human Rights Violations against LGBT Persons in Iran
November 7, 2013 (New Haven, USA) — Today, the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) released “Denied Identity: Human Rights…
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Iran Should Halt Executions as Rate of Hangings Accelerates
125 People Executed Since Rouhani Took Office
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IHRDC Welcomes the Release of Political Prisoners in the Islamic Republic of Iran
(September 19, 2013) – The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) welcomes reports that more than a dozen political and…
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Iran: Halt Execution of Arab Minority Men
Four Ahwazi Arabs Sentenced to Hang After Unfair Trials
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IHRDC Commends Canada’s Parliament for Adoption of Motion on 1988 Massacre
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center Commends Canada’s Parliament for Recognizing the 1988 Prison Massacre in the…
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IHRDC Urges Canada's Parliament to Recognize the 1988 Prison Massacre as Constituting Crimes against Humanity
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center Urges Canada’s Parliament to Recognize the 1988 Prison Massacre in the…
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Human Rights Groups Welcome Decision of Danish Government to Stop Funding IRI Anti-Drug Enforcement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Human Rights Groups Welcome the Danish Government’s Discontinuation of Funding for Counter-Narcotics Operations in the Islamic Republic…
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Mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran is Renewed for Third Year
March 24, 2013 (GENEVA, NEW HAVEN) – The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) is pleased to note that the…
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