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Joint Communication to the UN Commission on the Status of Women
July 30, 2021 Communication Submission: Pattern of Persecution of Iranian Women Rights Defenders To the Esteemed Members of the Commission…
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Rights Groups: Iranian Dissidents Remain at Risk Worldwide Without International Action
We, the undersigned human rights and civil society organizations, are deeply alarmed by the alleged attempt by Iranian state agents…
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Living Under Suppression: The Situation of Gonabadi Dervishes in Iran
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center March 2021
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Joint call for states to mandate a UN-led inquiry into the serious human rights violations, including enforced disappearances, torture and unlawful killings during and in the aftermath of the November 2019 protests in Iran, on the occasion of the 45th session of the HRC
We, the undersigned human rights organizations, call on your government to address the continuing crisis of impunity for serious human…
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Witness Statement of Habibollah Sarbazi
Name: Habibollah Bozorgzadeh (known as Sarbazi) Place of Birth: Iranshahr, Iran Date of Birth: 1986 Occupation: Head…
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Joint Letter on Passing of Iranian Human Rights Defender Ali Ajami
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Ali Ajami, an exiled Iranian human rights defender and a dear colleague…
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Open letter to release Iran’s female prisoners of conscience during pandemic
Call on Iran to Free its Imprisoned Female Prisoners of Conscience as Coronavirus Overtakes Prisons In this COVID-19 pandemic, Iran…
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The 1980 Cultural Revolution and Restrictions on Academic Freedom in Iran
February 2020 Contents Executive Summary Introduction The Cultural Revolution of 1980 1.1. Events in the Year Preceding the Cultural Revolution …
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Thirteen Human Rights Organizations Ask the European Council to Take Restrictive Measures against the IRIB and Individuals Involved in Obtaining Forced Confessions
TO: The Council of the European Union January 30, 2020 Your Excellencies, The undersigned of this joint letter write…
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Joint call for the UN Human Rights Council to take urgent action on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran in relation to the repression of popular protests
16 December 2019 The undersigned regional and international civil society organisations call on member states of the UN Human Rights…
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