We are writing to express our grave concern about the widespread and serious violations of human rights following the June 12 presidential elections.

We are writing to you to express our utmost concern regarding the fate of seven members of the Baha’i community who are currently in prison.

Human Rights Watch writes to urge Dr. Ihsanoglu to use his position as Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference to support measures at the upcoming Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference in Dakar, Senegal on March 13-14 that would improve and strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism. In particular, the OIC should consider two amendments to the Convention to narrow its overbroad definition of terrorism and make absolutely clear that there is no sanction in Islam for deliberately attacking civilians, whatever the circumstances or justifications.

Human Rights Watch writes to express concern and request more information regarding clinical trials and treatment plans involving the newly discovered Iranian HIV/AIDS drug IMOD.

In this letter to the chair and ranking member of the US House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, Human Rights Watch identifies Pakistan, Iran, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Uzbekistan, and reproductive health as key concerns for the 2008 State and Foreign Operations bill.

We are writing to you with regard to the legal status of the five Iranian officials who have been detained in Iraq under the authority and control of the United States military since January 11, 2007. Human Rights Watch remains concerned about the legal basis for the arrest of the five Iranians, who may have been accredited diplomats at a consular office; the unwillingness of the US to transfer the Iranians to Iraqi authorities for prosecution under Iraqi law; and, the US failure to provide the Iranians fundamental due process rights. Human Rights Watch calls upon the US government to address these issues or promptly order their release.

Human Rights Watch is gravely concerned about the July 5, 2007 execution by public stoning of Jafar Kiani, which was carried out less than a month after your Excellency intervened to suspend his sentence. As a result we greatly fear that Mokarrameh Ebrahimi, who was sentenced to death along with Jafar Kiani in 1996, is also in imminent danger of execution by public stoning. We urge you to act quickly to prevent Mokarrameh Ebrahimi’s execution.

We write to express our grave concern over this week’s scheduled executions of two men for crimes they committed when under the age of 18. The continued practice of executing juvenile offenders places Iran in violation of its international legal obligations. We urge you to bring an end to this practice and to support legislation barring the execution of sentences of death on people for crimes committed before age 18.