Elah Sharifpour, also known as Elah Hicks, has been actively working in the field of human rights defense for over two decades. She has been working as a researcher on Iran affairs at the Human Rights Watch organization from 1994 to 2003. Currently, she is the director of the Human Rights and Planning Group in […]...

Mehrangiz Kar is a lawyer, writer, and journalist in the field of human rights and democracy. Ms. Kar, who is currently working at the “Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women” at Brown University, has received at least eight prestigious international awards related to human rights. On the eve of the 10th anniversary of […]...

Dr. Abdolkarim Lahiji has been involved in human rights activities for over five decades. Two years before the revolution in February 1979, he founded the Iranian Lawyers Association and the Iranian Association for Freedom and Human Rights with the goal of promoting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. He was one of the first individuals […]...

Hadi Ghiami is the director of the International Human Rights Campaign in Iran. On the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the Human Rights Activists Association in Iran, we approached him and asked about the performance of this human rights organization and the reason for its continued activities. Mr. Ghayemi speaks about peace in this […]...

It is not hidden that the rights of citizens in Iran have been continuously violated after the revolution. Today, this violation of rights has become a clear concern for the international community and civil society in Iran; to the extent that the violation of the rights of citizens is a major part of human rights […]...

The Bonyad-e Baromand (Baromand Foundation), founded by Roya Baromand and Ladan Baromand in 1380 (2001) and ten years after the murder of their father, Abdolrahman Baromand – who is considered one of the first actions of the Islamic Republic to eliminate dissidents outside the country – is a tribute to their father and to achieve […]...

Conversation with Simin Rouzgar Sam Keshvarifard received his Master’s degree in Environmental Management from Tehran in 1381 and is now a PhD student at Twente University in the Netherlands. Alongside publishing numerous articles, reports, and notes on the environment in Iran, he has also written two books titled “Iran’s Natural Heritage” and “Iranian Lion” which […]...

Conversation with Ali Kalai Despite the worsening crisis of air pollution in the country’s major cities, especially in Tehran, none of the relevant organizations have presented a specific and effective plan to combat it. This is happening while recently, partisan debates on this issue have intensified and each organization is blaming the responsibility on others. […]...

Siyavash Khoramgah Dr. Hossein Bahar, a sociologist, is the founder of the school of behaviorism in Iran and a member of the Academy of Medical Sciences in the field of social health. This retired university professor holds a PhD in economic development and a post-doctorate in philosophy of resource management from Canada.   In this […]...

  Simin Rouzgar The legal responsibilities of government officials regarding the safety of workers have been outlined in Chapter Four of the Labor Law (Articles 85 to 106) under the title “Technical Protection and Occupational Health”. According to this chapter of the Labor Law, the General Inspection Office of the Ministry of Labor is responsible […]...