فارسی Dear Friends, This has been a momentous year for human rights in the world. The winds of change that swept Iran in 2009 have spread across the...
Podcast 42: An Interview with Dokhi Fassihian on the Recent UN Human Rights Resolution on Iran
Ever wonder why UN human rights resolutions on Iran are important? In this week’s Weekly Rights Podcast, we talk to Dokhi Fassihian of United 4 Iran, a global network of human rights activists. Ms. Fassihian talks about the recent resolution passed by the UN on the situation of human rights in Iran. She tells us that this year’s resolution is significant because of the increasing…
Take Action! Urge Iranian Authorities to Provide the Special Rapporteur Access to the Country
فارسی Click here to send a letter >> The UN General Assembly’s Third Committee adopted a resolution on November 21, 2011 calling on the...
E-Letter: Urge Iran to Address the Country’s Human Rights Situation
فارسی >>Click here to send an e-letter in ENGLISH >>Click here to send an e-letter in FARSI Background Send an e-letter to Iran’s...
Khamenei: Release Mousavi, Karroubi and all political prisoners
فارسی Khamenei, Release Mousavi, Karroubi and all political prisoners Allow UN Special Rapporteur to visit the country As heads of state...
Statement by Women’s Rights Activists in Protest of the Escalation of Violence Against Women in Iran
Full English Text of Statement Five hundred women’s movement activists and supporters have issued a statement demanding an end to violence on women...
E-letter to UN Special Rapporteur: Urge Iran to Stop its Assault on the Country’s Artists
Updated 7/27/2011 Pegah Ahangarani and Mahnaz Mohammadi have been released on bail. The e-letter has been updated to reflect these new developments....
The New International Focus on Human Rights in Iran (Commentary)
By DOKHI FASSIHIAN June 4, 2011 U.N. appointment of special rapporteur a major step. On March 25, the United Nations Human Rights Council voted to...
Investigate Torture and Mass Due Process Violations Detailed by Prominent Prisoners of Conscience
(16 May 2011) The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iranendorsed the call, by prominent prisoners of conscience, for an investigation into...
Upcoming: Statement of Support for Iran’s Workers
Given the recent workers’ rights protests in Wisconsin, Amnesty International (AI) Wisconsin, Amnesty International USA, and United4Iran have...