Publications
Publications
Treatment of Children in the New Islamic Penal Code – Chart of Applicable Punishments
February 23, 2012
Treatment of Children in the New Islamic Penal Code – Chart of Applicable Punishments
(23 February 2012) – In recent weeks, many claims have been made by Iranian parliamentarians and subsequently spread in Iranian…
Criminal Responsibility of Children in the Islamic Republic of Iran’s New Penal Code
February 22, 2012
Criminal Responsibility of Children in the Islamic Republic of Iran’s New Penal Code
(22 February 2012) -- In this IHRDC legal essay, Iranian defense lawyer Mohammad Hossein Nayyeri explains why the new Islamic…
Crisis-Causing Elements in Iran’s Judicial System
February 14, 2012
Crisis-Causing Elements in Iran’s Judicial System
Behnam Daraeizadeh Attorney at Law, Iranian Bar Association December 2011 Key Words: Legal System in Iran, Islamic Penal Code, Sharia…
IHRDC Chart of Executions by the Islamic Republic of Iran – 2012
January 5, 2012
IHRDC Chart of Executions by the Islamic Republic of Iran – 2012
This chart documents executions of people by the Islamic Republic of Iran beginning in January 2012. The official announcements are…
Interview with Abulhassan Bani Sadr
November 14, 2011
Interview with Abulhassan Bani Sadr
In this revealing interview with IHRDC, former President of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) Abulhassan Bani Sadr provides a…
Surviving Rape in Iran’s Prisons
November 10, 2011
Surviving Rape in Iran’s Prisons
This report documents the ordeals of five former prisoners – two women and three men – who provide their first-hand…
An Analysis of the Responses Given by the Iranian Delegation to the Human Rights Committee
November 3, 2011
An Analysis of the Responses Given by the Iranian Delegation to the Human Rights Committee
An Analysis of the Responses Given by the Iranian Delegation to the Human Rights CommitteeBy Mohammad H. Nayyeri Attorney at…
IHRDC Chart of Executions by the Islamic Republic of Iran – 2011
October 31, 2011
IHRDC Chart of Executions by the Islamic Republic of Iran – 2011
This chart documents executions of people by the Islamic Republic of Iran beginning in December 2010. The official announcements are…
IHRDC’s Response to the List of Issues Presented to Iran by the UNHRC
October 13, 2011
IHRDC’s Response to the List of Issues Presented to Iran by the UNHRC
Report by the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center in Response to the List of Issues to be taken up in…
Witness Testimony: Arash Sigarchi
October 7, 2011
Witness Testimony: Arash Sigarchi
A Journalist’s challenges In this video, Arash Sigarchi, a journalist, blogger and former editor of “Gilan-e Emrouz” newspaper in Rasht,…