Lawyer Tahir Asanov was attacked in court after calling for an investigation into police brutality against his client and nine other men during their trial in Osh, southern Kyrgyzstan. The accused and Tahir Asanov are at imminent risk of further violence as the trial continues. On September 29th, … [Read more...]

Human Rights Advocacy Training Programme Yaoundé, Cameroon, March 14th to 18th 2005 Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada, in partnership with the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) and the British Council organized a one week Human Rights Advocacy Training Programme for jurists, … [Read more...]

Mr. Abdolfattah Soltani, lawyer at the Bar of Tehran and a founding member of the Defenders of Human Rights Centre (DHRC), who has been detained in solitary confinement, incommunicado, since July 30, 2005, at the prison of Evin, Tehran. Mr. Abdolfattah Soltani was arrested while he was taking … [Read more...]

Ms. Bahareh Hedayet, a women's rights defender, was condemned to a two year suspended sentence on 26 May 2007 by a Revolutionary Court for “acting against national security by participating in an illegal gathering.” Ms. Bahareh Hedayet is the leader of the human rights section of the Tahkim-e … [Read more...]

On October 4, 2004, Mr. Baghi, a well-known human rights activist, had his passport confiscated and was prevented from leaving Tehran. Mr. Baghi was on his way to Montreal to participate in the Second World Congress Against the Death Penalty, organized by Penal Reform International and Ensemble … [Read more...]

Mr. Mansoor Osanloo, Chairperson of the Union of Bus Drivers of the Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company (“Sherkat-e Vahed Syndicate”), which is an affiliate of the International Transport Federation, is once again imprisoned in Evin prison in Iran for trade union activities. Mr. Mansoor Osanloo was … [Read more...]

Nasrin Sotoudeh has defended many high profile human rights campaigners and political activists. Over the past few months, both her and her husband have been receiving warnings that continued advocacy for her clients would result in reprisals and a risk of arrest. In one specific example, she … [Read more...]

Mr. Nasser Zarafchan, prominent lawyer, age fifty-six, was sentenced 18 March 2002 by a Military Court to two years for publicizing state information, three years for possession of firearms and 70 lashes for illegally possessing alcohol. He was also banned from practicing law for five years. … [Read more...]

On February 24 2003, Qasem Sho’leh Sa’di , a lawyer and political science professor at Tehran University, was arrested on his return to Iran after a visit to France. Qasem Sho’leh Sa’di published an open letter addressed to the Leader of Iran on December 6 2002. The letter, which respectfully … [Read more...]