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IRAN
September 3, 2007 Arbitrary
Arrests and Sentences Against Women’s Rights Defenders in Iran: The
Observatory Urges the International Community to React The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the
World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), in the framework of their joint
programme, the Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, are
deeply concerned with the unprecedented levels of repression against women’s
rights defenders in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and are calling for
international attention and reaction. As of September 3, 2007, 42 women’s rights activists are being or have been prosecuted for their involvement in the defence of women’s rights. The Observatory has been compiling all the information available on these cases in two synthetic documents. These documents were subsequently sent to the United Nations protection mechanisms as well as to the European Union in order that concrete actions be undertaken to remedy this situation. Click on the link to download the documents.
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