Apr 2009


Article 7 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states
Equal Rights

All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination. In...



As part of our special series, “A Case in the Judiciary”
The Execution of Minors - Part 2

As part of our special series, “A Case in the Judiciary,” attorney and human rights activist Mohammad Mostafie discusses, in the second of a two-part article, the execution of minors. The moral aspect of a criminal act is crucial...



As part of the special series, “A Case in the Judiciary”.
Execution of Minors - Part 1

As part of our special series, “A Case in the Judiciary,” attorney and human rights activist Mohammad Mostafie discusses, in parts one and two of this article, the controversial subject of executing minors. Some of the crimes that are...



Article 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states
Freedom and Security: The Right of Every Human Being, Anywhere

Mohammad Oliyaifar is a lawyer at the Ministry of Justice and a civil rights activist in Iran. [How is that possible? editor.] He is the head of the Center for Legal Studies, concentrating [does the center concentrate in discrepancies or...



Special series focusing on the systematic violation of human rights in Iran
The situation of Gonabadi Dervish community

As part of our special series focusing on the systematic violation of human rights in Iran, Gholam-Reza Harsini, an attorney for the Gonabadi Dervish* community, discusses the destruction of their house of worship in Isfahan. The razing of the Gonabadi...
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