by Sadra | Oct 25, 2010 | Blog
A prominent civil rights lawyer in the United States has written a letter addressing human rights abuses carried out by the government against attorneys in Iran dedicated to upholding human rights. The letter, written by Michael H. Sussman, comes at a time when...
by Sadra | Oct 25, 2010 | Blog
In a letter written from prison, political prisoner Heshmatollah Tabarzadi asked international courts to review his grievance against Iran’s Supreme Leader, Seyed Ali Khamenei. From Rajaee Shahr Prison, Tabarzadi called on Iranian lawyers, most of whom are currently...
by Sadra | Oct 25, 2010 | Blog
From Students for Civil Rights in Iran at University of California, San Diego (SCI): In a pledge he made on March 21, 2010, President Obama promised to “stand up for those rights that should be universal to all human beings”. In an open letter to President Obama,...
by Sadra | Oct 22, 2010 | Blog
[CLICK HERE to access the e-letter] Background adapted from Gender Equality for Iran: Prison Terms Served in Exile Constitute Additional Cruelty against Prisoners &Families (Persian version) The human rights situation in Iran has reached an alarming stage. A large...
by Sadra | Oct 21, 2010 | Blog
Blogger and high school student Navid Mohebbi’s remains in solitary confinement a month after his arrest pending clarification of his case, a local source told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. Mohebbi’s charges have not yet been determined by...