The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center translated Iran’s New Penal Code, Book One and Book Two that came into effect on 2013 in Islamic Republic of Iran. Iran Human Right Documentation Center (IHRDC) is an independent non-profit organization, founded in 2004 by human rights scholars and lawyers. The mission of the Center is to: • […]
[checklist] Orginal Surce Download: HTML PDF Index Number: MDE 13/058/2013 Date Published: 20 December 2013 Categories: Iran [/checklist] IRQO joined Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and IGLHRC in an open letter to President Hassan Rouhani of Iran to express their concerns about the government sanctioned systematic persecution of citizens perceived to be lesbian, gay, bisexual or […]
To: Member States of the UN General Assembly Your Excellency: We, the undersigned human rights and civil society organizations, write to urge your government to vote in favor of resolution A/C.3/68/L.57 on the promotion and protection of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran during the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly, […]
Transsexuals face tough times from their families, discrimination in medical circles, are branded homosexual. [checklist]By Aresu Eqbali – TEHRAN Javad says he never felt quite right in his body, and for the past two years he has risked having his “arms and legs broken” by a family that refuses to accept his efforts to sort […]
Woman wins court battle for father’s approval to marry schoolfriend who has undergone sex-change operation.Iran is set to allow what is believed to be its first transsexual marriage after the would-be bride asked a court to override her father’s opposition to the match. [checklist]The woman, named only as Shaghayegh, told Tehran’s family court that she […]
