Iranian Human Rights Activists Targeted
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and women’s right advocate Shirin Ebadi released a statement on December 29th declaring: ”my sister Dr. Noushin Ebadi who is a Medical lecturer at Azad University of Tehran was detained by four officers from the counter-intelligence agency of Islamic Republic of Iran.” Dr. Noushin Ebadi is not politically active nor is she a member of any human rights organizations. Her only crime seems to be that she is Shirin Ebadi’s sister. This attempt to silence an internationally-known human rights activist by targeting an innocent family member comes amidst violent crackdowns on protesters and opposition figures in Iran. Several hundred people were arrested following protests during last Sunday’s holy day of Ashura, and at least eight killed. The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran and Reporters Without Borders have up to date information about the systematic clampdown on human rights activists and journalists in Iran. The Feminist School highlights the targeted harassment and arrest of women’s rights activists.
January 11th, 2010 at 1:57 pm
Feminist Majority has initiated a campaign to send emails in protest to the on-going arrests of the women activists — including 33 members of Mourning Mothers (a group of mothers of protestors who have been killed, detained, or are missing).
Emails go to
- Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahrudi, Head of the Iranian Judiciary
- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, President of Iran
- Navi Pilay, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General, United Nations
Click here to take action … http://tinyurl.com/yc6mxbz
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