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  • Letter to UN Member States: Condemn Human Rights Violations in Iran
    Letter
    Nov 11, 2009

    We, the undersigned independent human rights and civil society organizations from diverse regions and societies around the world, respectfully urge your support for a United Nations General Assembly Resolution condemning the serious human rights violations in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and advising the IRI of steps it should take to respect the rights of the Iranian people in accordance with international law.

  • Iran: Kurdish Activist Executed
    Press release
    Nov 10, 2009

    Iran's Judiciary should block the execution of Ehsan Fattahian, scheduled for November 11, 2009, and revoke his death sentence.

  • Iran: Four Journalists Receive Hellman/Hammett Grants
    Press release
    Nov 9, 2009

    Four Iranians are among 37 writers from 18 countries who are receiving the prestigious Hellman/Hammett award.

  • Iran: Stop Covering Up Sexual Assaults in Prison
    Press release
    Nov 6, 2009
  • Iran: Revoke Death Sentences for Juvenile Offenders
    Press release
    Nov 4, 2009

    Iran should immediately halt the planned executions of three men under charges of male homosexual conduct allegedly committed when they were children.

  • Iran: Overturn Death Sentences, Other Unfair Convictions
    Press release
    Oct 26, 2009

    The Iranian Judiciary should immediately quash the convictions that have been handed down by the Revolutionary Court in Tehran since the end of September against defendants accused of inciting post-election unrest.

  • Iran: Another Execution of Juvenile Offender
    Press release
    Oct 13, 2009

    Iran hanged juvenile offender Behnoud Shojaie on October 12, 2009, despite an unequivocal international ban on such executions, and an initial pardon by the victim's family.

  • Banned, Censored, Harassed, and Jailed
    Press release
    Oct 11, 2009

    Human Rights Watch announced today that 37 writers from 19 countries have received the prestigious Hellman/Hammett award in recognition of their commitment to free expression and their courage in the face of political persecution.

  • Nobel Spotlights Need for Obama to Act on Rights
    Press release
    Oct 9, 2009

    (New York, October 9, 2009) – The award of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to US President Barack Obama should encourage him to apply his stated principles to both foreign and domestic human rights policy.

  • Iran: Appoint Special UN Envoy to Investigate Rights Crisis
    Press release
    Sep 21, 2009

    Member states of the United Nations should use President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's upcoming visit to the UN General Assembly to address Iran's worsening human rights crisis.

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