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The IHRDC Calls On Iran To Halt All Executions
February 11, 2011 NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT – The Islamic Republic of Iran has announced the execution of 79 individuals since…
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Human Rights Rights Report Iran 2010
Iran’s human rights crisis deepened as the government sought to consolidate its power following 2009’s disputed presidential election. Public demonstrations…
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Witness Testimony: Kourosh Sehati
If Not You, Then Your Brother: Kourosh Sehati, a journalist and human rights activist, describes his multiple arrests between 2000…
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Hirad Abtahi: ICC and Non-Party State, The Islamic Republic of Iran and The ICC
In this article, Hirad Abtahi, legal adviser to the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), examines Iran’s ambivalent position…
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M. Cherif Bassiouni: Universal Jurisdiction for International Crimes: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Practice
In this article, Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni, President of the International Human Rights Law Institute at DePaul University, explores the…
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Laura A. Dickinson: The Relationship Between Hybrid Courts and International Courts: The Case of Kosovo
In this essay, Laura A. Dickinson, Foundation Professor of Law and Faculty Director, Center for Law and Global Affairs at…
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On the Two Sides of Human Rights
Too often discussion of human rights concentrate exclusively on the rights themselves, without considering their corresponding moral obligations. Yet the…
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Are International criminal tribunal a distinctive to Peace?: Reconciling Judicial Romanticism with Political Realism
A significant challenge to the efficacy of international criminal justice in global governance is the view that prosecution of political…
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Freedom In the World – Iran 2009
Overview Conservative candidates dominated the March 2008 parliamentary elections after most reformist candidates were disqualified, though many of the conservatives…
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Iran Report 2009
The authorities maintained tight restrictions on freedom of expression, association and assembly. They cracked down on civil society activists, including…
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