Publications
Publications
IHRDC Chart of Executions by the Islamic Republic of Iran – 2013
January 25, 2013
IHRDC Chart of Executions by the Islamic Republic of Iran – 2013
This chart documents executions of people by the Islamic Republic of Iran beginning in January 2013. The official announcements are…
Witness Statement of Eghbal Moradi
January 8, 2013
Witness Statement of Eghbal Moradi
(8 January 2013) – In recent days, there has been renewed concern that the implementation of the death sentences for…
Witness Statement of Nasrollah (Kourosh) Lahouti Eshkevari
January 6, 2013
Witness Statement of Nasrollah (Kourosh) Lahouti Eshkevari
(18 January 2013) -- In recent weeks, with the re-arrest and release of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani -- a Christian pastor…
Witness Statement of Mahnaz Parakand
December 9, 2012
Witness Statement of Mahnaz Parakand
Name: Mahnaz Parakand Date of Birth: 1959 Place of Birth: Tehran, Iran Occupation: Lawyer Interviewing Organization: Iran Human…
Iranian Bar Associations: Struggle for Independence
November 27, 2012
Iranian Bar Associations: Struggle for Independence
(28 November 2012) -- Today, one of Iran's most celebrated human rights lawyers, Nasrin Sotoudeh, is in her 43th day…
Witness Statement of Sara
September 25, 2012
Witness Statement of Sara
Sara, a university professor in Iran, describes limitations on academic freedom on students and professors in Iran and her own…
Witness Statement of Soma Kamangar
September 25, 2012
Witness Statement of Soma Kamangar
In this IHRDC witness statement, Soma Kamangar – the daughter of former Komala party leader Sedigh Kamangar – recounts her…
The Execution of Women in Iranian Criminal Law: an Examination of the Impact of Gender on Laws Concerning Capital Punishment in the New Islamic Penal Code
August 28, 2012
The Execution of Women in Iranian Criminal Law: an Examination of the Impact of Gender on Laws Concerning Capital Punishment in the New Islamic Penal Code
In this legal commentary from the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, Maryam Hosseinkhah, writer and women's rights defender, examines the…
Crimes against Children in Iran
August 28, 2012
Crimes against Children in Iran
(28 August 2012) -- In this legal commentary, Iranian human rights lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei analyzes the practice of juvenile execution…
In Their Own Words: Human Rights Violations against Iran’s Kurdish Minority
August 9, 2012
In Their Own Words: Human Rights Violations against Iran’s Kurdish Minority
(9 August 2012) -- The government of the Islamic Republic of Iran routinely violates domestic and international law in the…