- till försvar för de mänskliga rättigheterna i Iran
Jun 14th, 2010 by Admin
Med anledning av årsdagen för det iranska presidentvalet publicerade Sydsvenskan en artikel från Svenska Irankommittén.
”För precis ett år sedan genomfördes ett presidentval, där många väntade att Ahmadinejad skulle förlora. Den så kallade gröna oppositionen hade medvind hos folket. När Ahmadinejad erövrade en andra presidentperiod, skedde det med röstsiffror som tydde på omfattande fusk.
Det ledde till protestdemonstrationer, dödsskjutningar och sedan en våg av arresteringar och avrättningar.”
Maj 27th, 2010 by Admin
Den 17 maj dömdes människorättskämpen och kvinnorättsaktivisten Shadi Sadr till sex år fängelse och 74 piskrapp. Svenska Irankommittén protesterar mot domen genom att skicka brevet nedan till Irans president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Du kan kopiera brevet och skicka ett likalydande. Alla protester är viktiga!
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Office of the President
Pasteur Avenue
13168-43311
Tehran
Iran.
Your Excellency,
On 17 May 2010, human rights defender Ms Shadi Sadr was sentenced to six years of imprisonment and 74 lashes. Shadi Sadr is a prominent human rights lawyer and women’s rights defender, and co-founder of Zanan-e Iran (Women of Iran), a women’s rights organisation. On 17 May 2010, a court in Tehran found Shadi Sadr guilty of ”acting against national security and harming public order” and sentenced her to six years imprisonment with 74 lashes. The charges relate to Shadi Sadr’s participation in a rally within the framework of the ”One Million Signatures Campaign” on 4 March 2007 outside a revolutionary court, where four fellow feminists were on trial. She was arrested along with 30 other protesters and held in Evin prison for 15 days. During her detention, Shadi Sadr was held in solitary confinement, subjected to ill-treatment, denied access to a lawyer, and interrogated on a number of occasions without a lawyer being present.
Shadi Sadr, who is currently abroad, intends to appeal the decision. On 17 July 2009, during the crackdown on activists and human rights defenders in the aftermath of the 2009 presidential election, Shadi Sadr was arrested by plain clothed men who did not identify themselves as she walked to Friday prayers with other women’s rights activists, and briefly detained in Evin prison.
I believe that the sentencing of Shadi Sadr is a direct result of her legitimate work in defence of human rights, particularly with respect to women’s rights. I see this as part of an ongoing campaign of harassment against Shadi Sadr.
I urge the authorities in Iran to:
1. Immediately overturn the sentencing of Shadi Sadr, as I believe that she has been sentenced solely as a result of her legitimate and peaceful work in defence of human rights
2. Guarantee in all circumstances that human rights defenders in Iran are free to carry out their legitimate human rights activities without fear of reprisals, and free of all restrictions including judicial harassment.
Yours sincerely,
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