Amnesty International
Amnesty International Latest News on Iran
Amnesty International 2011 Report - Iran
Annual Report: Iran 2010
Amnesty International 2009 Report - Iran
Amnesty International 2008 Report - Iran
Amnesty International Report 2007
Amnesty International Report 2006
Amnesty International Report 2005
Amnesty International Report 2004

FIDH
FIDH: Iran
FIDH: Iran Reports
Assessment of the Human Rights Situation in Iran (July 2004)

HRW
HRW: Iran
Iran: HRW Publications
Documents on Iran
"You Can Detain Anyone for Anything" (January 6, 2008)
Human Rights Watch 2003 Report: Iran
Human Rights Watch 2002 Report: Iran
Human Rights Watch 2001 Report: Iran
Iran: Religious and Ethnic Minorities

European Union
EU's Relations with Iran
Iran and Human Rights (EU)
EU statements regarding Human Rights in Iran.
Iran - Human Rights - Council Conclusions (October 13, 2003)
Guideline for Human Rights dialogues with third countries (2001)
European Human Rights Centre

UN Reports
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights | Iran
Country Report (UNHCHR)
U.N. Commission of Human Rights Documents on Iran (1993-2004)
U.N. 2003 Reports
U.N. 2002 Reports
2002 Report the situation of human rights in Iran (PDF)
UN: Human Rights Today
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Persian)
Iran--Treaties: Ratifications and Revervations," (HRI)

UK Government Reports
COI report (August 2010) - (UK Home Office)
Iran archive (UK Home Office)

US Government Reports

Religious Freedom
Department of State, International Religious Freedom Report for 2010 | July-December 2010
Department of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2009
Department of State, International Religious Freedom Report for 2008 | Full Report (PDF)
Department of State, International Religious Freedom Report for 2007
Department of State, International Religious Freedom Report for 2006
Department of State, International Religious Freedom Report for 2005
Department of State, International Religious Freedom Report for 2004
Department of State, International Religious Freedom Report for 2003

Human Rights
Department of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2010
Department of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2009
Department of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2008
Department of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2007
Department of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2006
Department of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2005
Iran: Department of State, Human Rights Report for 2004
Department of State, Human Rights Report for 2003
Department of State, Human Rights Report for 2002
Department of State, Human Rights Report for 2001
Department of State, Human Rights Report for 2000
Department of State, Human Rights Reports for 1999
Department of State, Trafficking in Persons 2005 Report
Voices in Iran Struggling to Be Heard (PDF) - Department of State (April 9, 2004)

Canadian Government
Parliament of Canada
Human Rights Overview (Foreign Affairs Canada)

Australian Government
Australia-Iran Human Rights Dialogue

Other Reports
Institute for Human Rights: EU-Iran Human Rights Dialogue
Iranian-Danish Human Rights Dialogue
Derechos: Human Rights in Iran
The Children And Armed Conflict Unit: Iran
Human Rights: Iran (Bessereweltlinks.de)
Human & Constitutional Rights: Iran (HCRC)
Minority Group Assessments for MENA (MAR Project - UMD)
OMTC: Iran Page
Civil liberties and political rights: Iran (Freedom House)
Religious Freedom and Human Rights in Iran (CRF)
Iran's Waning Human Rights (CFR)
Human Rights in Iran (IGFM)
Iran: International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX)
Iran: OpenDemocracy
Iran: Reporters sans frontières | Annual Report

Islam & Human Rights
Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam
Universal Human Rights and "Human Rights in Islam"
Islamic human rights & Human Dignity Day

Human Rights Activists
Mahboubeh Abbasgholizadeh
Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani
Delaram Ali
Parvin Ardalan
Hossein Bagher Zadeh
Emad Baghi
Jila Baniyaghoob
Zeinab Bayzeydi
Simin Behbahani
Mohammad Ali Dadkhah
Shirin Ebadi (Rights attorney)
Zahra Eshraghi
Faezeh Hashemi
Mehrangiz Kar (Rights attorney) | Interview
Elaheh Koulaei
Abdolkarim Lahiji
Shahla Lahiji
Azar Majedi
Narges Mohammadi
Mohammad Mostafaei
Sanam Naraghi Anderlini
Shiva Nazar Ahari
Mohsen Rahami
Somayeh Rashidi
Shadi Sadr (Rights attorney)
Mohammad Seifzadeh
Elahe Sharifpour-Hicks (Researcher HRW)
Mansoureh Shojaee
Abdolfattah Soltani
Nasrin Sotodeh (Rights attorney)
Sussan Tahmasebi
Azam Taleghani
Roya Toloui
Nasser Zarafchan

Refugees
UNHCR
Iran: USCR Country Reports
UN High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR)-Report on refugees inside Iran.
Boroumand Foundation
Report on fact-finding mission to Iran - 2000 (Danish Immigration)

Iranian Organizations
Bashariyat
The Human Rights Defenders Centre (Iran)
Committee for the Defence of the Iranian People's Rights, CODIR (UK)
Committee for Human Rights Reporters
Human Rights Activists News Agency (Persian)
International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran
Iran Human Rights Net
The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC)
Iranian Society for Human Rights (California)
Iran Human Rights Voice (Zurich/ Switzerland)
The League for the Defence of Human Rights in Iran
Gozaar
Mehr
Rahana
Organization for Defending Victims of Violence
OMID Advocates for Human RightsThe Society for Defending Prisoners Rights
Peace Worldwide

Society for Human Rights in Iran (LA)
Society for Human Rights in Iran (SC)
Political Organizations

Refugees
International Federation of Iranian Refugees
Iranian Refugees Alliance Inc. (New York)

History
Cyrus the Greats' Cylinder: The First World Charter of the Human Rights in 539BCE (CAIS)

Articles
Iranian-Canadian 'spy' faces imminent execution, says family - The Guardian (April 16, 2012)
One Iranian lawyer's fight to save juveniles from execution - animation - The Guardian (March 27, 2012)
Executions on the rise, warns Amnesty report - The Independent (March 27, 2012)
Artist from Iran wins Sophie von La Roche award - BBC (March 13, 2012)
Iranian human rights lawyer jailed for 18 years - The Guardian (March 4, 2012)
Doctor demands inquest on asylum seeker - WA Today (February 28, 2012)
Iran 'misleading international community' with death penalty claims - The Guardian (February 13, 2012)
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani could be hanged in Iran - The Guardian (December 26, 2011)
Iran criticised over capital punishment 'killing spree' - The Guardian (December 14, 2011)
How Iran persecutes its oldest religion - CNN (November 14, 2011)
Why Human Rights In Iran Are Getting Worse—And What To Do About It - The Atlantic (November 1, 2011)
Iranian actress released from jail - The Guardian (October 29, 2011)
Iranian actor sentenced to 90 lashes for featuring in banned film - The Guardian (October 11, 2011)
Iranian human rights lawyer calls on Ireland to urge tougher EU line on Iran - Irish Times (October 10, 2011)
Iranian lashed 74 times for 'insult' to Ahmadinejad - The Guardian (October 9, 2011)
Pressure on Iran over missing activist - The Guardian (October 4, 2011)
Mystery surrounds suicide of Iranian bloggers - The Guardian (September 30, 2011)
Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi jailed for 11 years - The Guardian (September 28, 2011)
Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has jail sentence reduced - The Guardian (September 14, 2011)
William Hague: Britain to push for Iran UN resolution - BBC (September 14, 2011)
Iran executes three men for sodomy - The Independent (September 7, 2011)
Iranian activist missing after arrest - The Guardian (August 26, 2011)
Iran refuses to let in UN's human rights monitor - The Guardian (July 18, 2011)
Iran escalates use of capital punishment - The Guardian (July 7, 2011)
Health fears for Iranian political prisoners on hunger strike - The Guardian (June 27, 2011)
Iranian opposition figure dies of heart attack while on hunger strike - The Guardian (June 12, 2011)
Stand up for Iranian Bahá'ís' right to a higher education - The Guardian (June 11, 2011)
Iranian blogger loses appeal against 19-year sentence - The Guardian (June 9, 2011)
Iran court quashes death sentence in 'porn' case - The Guardian (June 6, 2011)
Britain asks Iran to investigate death of women's rights activist Haleh Sahabi - The Guardian (June 2, 2011)
Haleh Sahabi dies at funeral of Ezatollah Sahabi - BBC (June 1, 2011)
Acid blinding sentence postponed by Iran after international outcry - The Guardian (May 14, 2011)
Fears for Iran's jailed minority Bahai leaders - BBC (May 14, 2011)
Iranian Sunni protesters killed in clashes with security forces - The Guardian (April 18, 2011)
Iranian lawmakers slam UN human rights resolution against Iran - Xinhua (March 28, 2011)
Amnesty International Supports U.N. Decision to Monitor Human Rights Situation in Iran - Amnesty Int. (March 25, 2011)
UN Human Rights Council To Appoint A Rapporteur - Scoop (March 24, 2011)
Iranian web programmer faces execution on porn charges - The Guardian (February 9, 2011)
Netherlands recalls Iran ambassador after Dutch woman's execution - The Guardian (February 7, 2011)
Iran hangs Iranian-Dutch woman Sahra Bahrami - BBC (January 29, 2011)
Tunisian rising gives heart to Iranian human rights activists - Irish Times (January 26, 2011)
Iranian opposition activists hanged for protest footage - BBC (January 24, 2011)
Law Society calls on Iran to release prominent human rights lawyer - The Guardian (January 19, 2011)
Iran has hanged 47 people in three weeks, say human rights groups - The Guardian (January 17, 2011)
Iran rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh 'gets 11 years jail' - BBC (January 10, 2011)
Iran arrests family of Kurdish activist due to be executed - The Guardian (December 27, 2010)
Iranian student's execution halted by prison governor - The Guardian (December 26, 2010)
Iran poised to execute student accused of being Kurd terrorist - The Guardian (December 25, 2010)
H Clinton Remarks on Iran's Human Rights Violations - Scoop (December 23, 2010)
Iran's attacks on human rights lawyers - CNN (December 21, 2010)
Iran: Discrimination and Violence Against Sexual Minorities - HRW (December 15, 2010)
Canada concern at Iran death penalty for web designer - BBC (December 6, 2010)
Iran set to execute woman accused of murdering lover's wife - The Guardian (November 30, 2010)
Iran stoning case woman to be 'hanged' - The Guardian (November 2, 2010)
Iranian court jails human rights activist for 'waging war against God' - The Guardian (September 19, 2010)
Iran airs 'interview with Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani' - BBC (September 16, 2010)
Iran opposition lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh detained - BBC (September 9, 2010)
Iran steps up campaign against activists and lawyers - The Guardian (September 6, 2010)
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani subjected to mock execution - The Guardian (August 31, 2010)
France asks EU to ponder measures against Iran over human rights - CNN (August 27, 2010)
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani's family turned away from prison visit - The Guardian (August 27, 2010)
Iran suspends officers over Kahrizak jail deaths - BBC (August 23, 2010)
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani 'confesses' to murder on Iran state TV - The Guardian (August 12, 2010)
Iran set to execute 18-year-old on false charge of sodomy - The Guardian (August 8, 2010)
Brazil offers asylum to Iran woman sentenced to stoning - BBC (August 1, 2010)
Iran stoning case lawyer Mohammad Mostafaei's relatives arrested - The Guardian (July 26 2010)
World rallies for Iranian woman sentenced to death - BBC (July 24, 2010)
Iran halts woman's death by stoning - The Guardian (July 8, 2010)
Halt stoning of Iran 'adulterer' - Human Rights Watch - BBC (July 7, 2010)
Iran's Bahai community fear rise in persecution - BBC (July 2, 2010)
Amnesty International issues warning over Iran human rights abuses - The Guardian (June 9, 2010)
Iran's 'Excruciating' Human Rights Record - CFR (February 19, 2010)
Iran tries 16 people over Ashura Day protests - BBC (January 30, 2010)
Iran 'executes two over post-election unrest' - BBC (January 28, 2010)
Iranian forces clash with Kurdish separatist group - BBC (January 27, 2010)
Iran Bahais begin spying trials - BBC (January 12, 2010)
Iran protesters died in overcrowded cell - The Independent (January 11, 2010)
Iran's parliament exposes abuse of opposition prisoners at Tehran jail - The Guardian (January 10, 2010)
Iranian student protester Neda Soltan is Times Person of the Year - Times Online (December 26, 2009)
New US stance on Iranian protests: stress human rights violations - CS Monitor (December 23, 2009)
Iran officials on murder charges over inmates' deaths - BBC (December 19, 2009)
Norway and Sweden censure Iran over Nobel prizewinner - BBC (December 10, 2009)
Opposition supporters suffered torture and rape after Iranian elections, says Amnesty - The Independent (December 10, 2009)
Protests at Tehran University against Iran regime - The Guardian (December 7, 2009)
Canadian sues Iran for death of his mother Zahra Kazemi - BBC (December 3, 2009)
UK lawyers fight to save nine-year-old boy from deportation to Iran - The Guardian (November 19, 2009)
Death of doctor to Iranian prison arouses suspicion - The Guardian (November 16, 2009)
Exclusive: Boyfriend speaks of his love for Neda Agha Soltan, murdered Iranian protester - The Guardian (November 15, 2009)
Iranian wins Dutch rights award - BBC (November 9, 2009)
Baha'is say jailed leaders in Iran face harsh new accusation - CNN (May 14, 2009)
Iran blogger dies in Evin prison - BBC (March 19, 2009)
Iran: Release Students Detained for Peaceful Protests - HRW (February 27, 2009)
Kurdish women's rights activist released in Iran - Amnesty (February 27, 2009)
Iran Cracks Down On Human Rights Activists - NPR (February 18, 2009)
Iran still suffering human rights abuses, says Amnesty - The Guardian (February 9, 2009)
Iran closes human rights centre (December 21, 2008)
Iran 'to stop executing youths' - BBC (October 17, 2008)
Iranian women's rights campaigners imprisoned - The Guardian (September 4, 2008)
'Harassed' Iran student arrested - BBC (June 20, 2008)
New Iranian dress code crackdown - BBC (June 16, 2008)
Iran pressed to free campaigner - BBC (April 12, 2008)
EU attacks Iran's new penal code - BBC (February 26, 2008)
Iran human rights activist held - BBC (October 16, 2007)
Families claim Iranian student activists were tortured in prison - The Guardian (July 27, 2007)
Iran rapped over child executions - BBC (June 27, 2007)
Gozaar Seminar: Freedom of Expression in Iran - Gallery (June 13, 2007)
Seized - for showing their hair - The Guardian (May 2, 2007)
Mehrangiz Kar Lecture & Interview (March 6, 2007)
Hanging caught on video reveals Iran's crackdown on dissidents - The Guardian (November 26, 2006)
Ban of Legal Aid Center Raises Concern over Iran's Human Rights - Washington File (August 16, 2006)
Message from Shirin Ebadi (August 5, 2006)
The Iranian Regime: Human Rights and Civil Liberties Under Siege - USDOS (August 4, 2006)
Human Rights Demonstration in Westwood - Gallery (July 16, 2006)
The Art of Waging Peace: Strategic Idealism or... Tragic Illusion?" - The IHRC/CIDH 2006 Brain Trust (May 21, 2006)
U.S. Calls on Iran To Release Imprisoned Journalist Akbar Ganji - Washignton File (June 29, 2005)
Human Rights and Democratization Initiatives in Iran - Department of State (April 8, 2005)
Iran: UN, Human Rights Groups Call On Tehran To End Executions Of Minors - RFE (February 3, 2005)
US concern over Iran human rights - BBC (January 14, 2005)
U.S. Monitors Iranian Action against Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi - Washington File (January 14, 2005)
Iran: Rights Groups Shine Spotlight On Capital Punishment In Iran - RFE (December 21, 2004)
Impunity triumphs in Iranian justice Families still waiting six years after serial killings of intellectuals and journalists - Reporters sans frontières (November 23, 2004)
Iran: Country Faces New UN General Assembly Censure On Human Rights - RFE (November 18, 2004)
2003 Nobel Peace Prize Winner Joins Battle Against Treasury Department for Free Speech - PR (October 26, 2004)
City to host Iranian center - Yale Daily News (October 16, 2004)
Rights Group: Human Rights Violations on the Rise in Iran - VOA News (October 13, 2004)
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Winner Says Human Rights Ignored by Tehran - VOA News (September 10, 2004)
Iranian professor freed from jail - The Guardian (August 2, 2004)
Analysis: Iranian justice on trial - BBC (July 18, 2004)
Iran: Trial To Resume In Case Of Slain Canadian-Iranian Photographer - RFE (July 15, 2004)
Analysis: Renewed Unity Among Iranian Students - RFE (July 7, 2004)
Report slams Iran rights abuses - BBC (July 6, 2004)
Iran: EU Human Rights Dialogue Brings Little Progress - RFE (June 30, 2004)
Iran rebukes EU on rights abuses - BBC (June 21, 2004)
EU: Brussels Continues Human Rights Talks With Iran, Despite ingering Nuclear Concerns - RFE (June 8, 2004)
Iran's hardliners 'crush dissent with torture' - The Guardian (June 7, 2004)
Iran: Judiciary Orders Ban on Torture, But Why Now, And Will It Have Any Effect? - RFE (April 29, 2004)
Iran: Rights Group 'Revolted' At Treatment Of Ailing Journalist - RFE (April 20, 2004)
Brownback criticizes United Nations? failure to censure China, Iran for human rights records - PR (April 16, 2004)
Bush and Ebadi on Rights - VOA News (March 25, 2004)
Human Rights Review for Middle East Remains Mixed - Washington File (February 25, 2004)
State Department Releases 2003 Human Rights Country Reports - Washington File (February 25, 2004)
Interview with Shirin Ebadi - NPR (October 10, 2003)
The Nobel Peace Prize 2003 - press release (October 10, 2003)
Iran's hardliners step up arrests of activists - The Guardian (August 4, 2003)
Improve human rights, EU urges Iran - BBC (February 4, 2003)
Iran lets in human rights investigators - BBC (July 16, 2002)
Bush Urges Iran's Unelected Rulers to Listen to Voices of Their People - Washington File (July 12, 2002)
Human-Rights Activists Win Partial Victory In Battle Against Child Marriage - RFE (June 28, 2002)
Women's Issues

Video
The Emergence of Human Rights Discourses in Iran (Roshan Center)
Human Rights Situation in Iran and the News Media (Roshan Center)
The Arts as a Vehicle of Civil Liberties, Human Rights and Democracy (Roshan Center)
Iran Human Rights and Democracy Promotion Act of 2011 Press Conference

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