Society and Culture: Human Rights

• Protests 2009-2011@

• Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation  - Dedicated to the promotion of human rights and democracy in Iran through education and the dissemination of information; includes a library of resources, reports, and news, with Omid (an electronic database of human rights violations in Iran).
• Change for Equality  - A campaign by women in Iran to collect one million signatures for the repeal of discriminatory laws; includes news, press releases, with profiles of prominent members (particularly those imprisoned or under arrest).
• Committee for Humanitarian Assistance to Iranian Refugees  - Non-profit organization that advocates for the rights of Iranian refugees. Contact particulars posted.
• Human Rights Watch - Publications: Iran  - Contains a bibliography of human rights articles and publications.
• International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran  - Aims to gather support for Iranian human rights activists and defenders advocating for civil, political, social, and economic rights. Includes news, a blog, and background resources and reports.
• International Federation of Iranian Refugees  - Dedicated to the defense and organization of protests of Iranian refugees. Contains articles and related links.
• Iran Human Rights Voice  - Monitors and reports cases of human rights violations among social and political activists, women, ethnic and religious minorities, and labor unions. Includes news, commentary and analysis.
• Iranian Minorities Human Right Organisation (IMHRO)  - An independent non governmental organization campaigning for the human rights of ethnic, religious, gender and sexual minorities in Iran.
• Iranian Refugees Alliance, Inc.  - Provides insights on the background of the organization as well as its aims and principles.
• Mr. Entezam in Persian  - Features the biography and pictures of the longest-held political prisoner. Contains links to related pages.
• Shirin Ebadi - The Nobel Peace Prize 2003  - Includes a biography, with a video summary and text of her Nobel lecture, and links to other resources.
• Stoning to Death in Iran  - Overview on the pre-Islamic practice of punishing people who committed moral offenses. Contains a video clip and documented resolutions carried out by human rights organizations.
• United4Iran  - A global network of Iranian and non-Iranian individuals and activists working to promote fundamental human and civil rights in Iran; includes resources, news, how to help, and blogs.