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Amnesty International
Amnesty International Latest News on Iran
Amnesty International: 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
Assessment of the Human Rights Situation in Iran (July 2004)

HRW
HRW: Iran
2008 Events
“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
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)Flogging was one of the most common instruments of punishment in Iran. Photo by Antoin Sevruguin - Qajar Era
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 (May 2007) - (UK Home Office)
Human Rights Overview 2002 (UK Home Office)

US Government ReportsIranian Demonstration & march in solidarity with people of Iran - LA (June 28, 2009)
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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
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 2005Solidarity with the people of Iran - UCLA (July 25, 2009) - by QH
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)

Peaceful Iranian Demonstration - Westwood (September 24, 2009) - by QH

Canadian Government
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: IranInternational Women's Day Demonstrations, Santa Monica (March 7, 2006)- by QH
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)
Iran: International Freedom of Expression Exchange (IFEX)
Iran: OpenDemocracy
Iran: Reporters sans frontières | 2003 Annual Report

Human Rights Activists
Parvin Ardalan
Hossein Bagher Zadeh
Emad Baghi
Shirin Ebadi
Mehrangiz Kar | Interview (Audio)
Abdolkarim Lahiji
Shahla Lahiji
Shiva Nazarahari
Mohsen Rahami
Shadi Sadr
Elahe Sharifpour-Hicks (Researcher HRW)
Abdolfattah Soltani
Nasrin Sotodeh
Nasser Zarafchan

Refugees
UN High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR)
Iran: USCR Country ReportsGozaar Semianr: Freedom of Expression in Iran - UCLA (June 13, 2007)- by QH
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)
Human Rights Activists News Agency (Persian)
The League for the Defence of Human Rights in Iran
IranPetition
International Federation of Iranian Refugees
The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC)Human Rights Demonstration - Westwood (July 16, 2006) - by QH
Iranian Society for Human Rights (California)
Iran Human Rights Voice (Zurich/ Switzerland)
Iranian Refugees Alliance Inc. (New York)
Gozaar
Mehr
Organization for Defending Victims of Violence
Peace Worldwide
Political Organizations
The Society for Defending Prisoners Rights
Society for Human Rights in Iran (Southern California)

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

Articles
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)
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