Reports

Campaign Report on Human Rights in Iran since 12 June 2009

21 September 2009 Accelerating Slide into Dictatorship Human Rights in Iran since 12 June 2009 PDF Download ———————————- Violations of Citizens’ Rights Killing of Peaceful Demonstrators by Government Forces Arbitrary Arrests and Disappearances Torture and Ill-Treatment of Detainees Violations of Freedom of Expression and Information Violation of the Obligation to Protect Human Rights Defenders Appendix [...]

Campaign’s UPR Submission

This submission by the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran provides information under sections C and D as stipulated in the General Guidelines for the Preparation of Information under the Universal Periodic Review:

Section C briefly enumerates some of the Campaign’s concerns about the Islamic Republic of Iran’s violations of its legal obligations as a State party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), the International Covenant on Social, Economic, and Cultural Rights (ICESR), and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)….

Report on the Status of Women Human Rights Defenders — April 2009

As the Islamic Republic of Iran celebrates its thirtieth anniversary, human rights abuses are on the rise. Women’s rights activists advocating for legal reforms and the protection of women’s rights have been increasingly targeted. Since our last report, the most prominent human rights defender, Shirin Ebadi, has come under fire; a prison sentence of a woman’s rights activist has been implemented for the first time in the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran; and other women’s rights activists have been targeted, harassed, arrested, summoned, tried and barred from travel. The following report covers the pressures on women human rights defenders since June 2008.

Workers’ Rights

Iranian workers and teachers are denied many protections of basic workers rights, as defined and articulated under longstanding international labor standards. Iranian workers are deprived of such fundamental rights both under Iranian labor law and in practice. According to several conventions of the International Labor Organization(ILO), of which Iran is a member, workers in each [...]

The Systematic Repression of the Women’s Rights Movement — May 2008

An International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran report on the various dimensions of the repression of women’s rights activists in Iran.

Allow Peaceful Celebrations of National Student Day

(5 December 2008) Despite three years of persecution and prosecution and increasing threats from official organs against university students, the voices of Iranian students promoting academic freedom on university campuses and the right to education are strong and clear, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran reported on the eve of National Student Day, 6 December.

Report of the Secretary-General on the Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran

English, Issued 1 October 2008

Rights Crisis Escalates Faces and Cases from Ahmadinejad’s Crackdown

Under President Ahmadinejad’s administration, Iran’s human rights record has deteriorated markedly. While the international community’s attention has focused on nuclear concerns, Iran has not been held accountable for its violations of international human rights law. Human Rights Watch and the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran believe that any international efforts to engage Iran [...]

Juvenile Executions in Iran

List of 114 Child Offenders Awaiting Execution in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Election Process: Analysis and Updates

An ICHRI report on the upcoming elections in Iran and the violations that occur in Iran’s electoral process.