Execution of at least 10 prisoners postponed until Saturday
Yesterday, Iran Human Rights (IHR) and several other human rights organizations reported on the imminent execution of at least 10 prisoners scheduled for early this morning. According to reports from sources in Iran, the scheduled executions have been postponed until Saturday morning. The source that contacted IHR underlined that the sentences have not been stopped [...]
Human rights groups urge UN to cease anti-drug trafficking funding until Islamic Republic renounces use of death penalty for drug-related offences
On the World Day against the Death Penalty, Iran Human Rights (IHR) together with four other NGOs dedicated to human rights issues inside Iran and the cessation of the death penalty have called for a moratorium on international funding to Iran’s anti-drug trafficking programs until such time the Islamic Republic renounces its policy of execution [...]
U.N. General Assembly Looks at the Rights of Women and Children
Last week hundreds of world leaders converged in New York City for the annual opening of the United Nations General Assembly; on the agenda were hot topics such as Syria, Israel and Iran. However, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and the rights of women and children have also been on the agenda. Governments and aid organizations alike made [...]
BIF News Briefing, August 2012
CONTENTS 1. TIPNIS consultation extended after community resistance 2. Freedom of expression concerns as government takes legal action against newspapers 3. Protests over illegal coca plantations and ‘ecological’ military deployment 4. Tensions mount over Colquiri mine 5. MAS plans to eradicate extreme poverty by 2025 Bicentenary 6. Sacha Llorenti named as ambassador to the UN [...]
Group of Eritreans trapped between borders, Israel adopts new, harsher policy towards refugees
Israel has apparently decided to take an even harsher line against refugees that try to enter the country from the south. About a week ago it stopped a group of 21 Eritrean refugees from entering and consequently the group, including two women and a teenager, according to activists and an AP photographer who was at [...]
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