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 Lost Opportunities
Tuesday 11 Nov 08
In spite of the complex legislative system in Iran, there are adequate opportunities to eliminate violent, undemocratic and discriminatory laws from the Iranian legal body and replace it with democratic laws that are in tune with the social realities of Iran and the desires of the world
Kar: The Mother of Democracy is Freedom of Expression
Monday 13 Oct 08
South Hadley, Massachusetts – Prominent attorney, author, and human rights activist Mehrangiz Kar urged a predominantly student audience at Mount Holyoke College to “work on promoting discussion on human rights in Iran” earlier this October. Kar’s lecture “‘With Determined Spirits: Activism and Contemporary Women’s Rights in Iran,” was the inaugural event in Holyoke College’s special lecture series “Bearing Witness” sponsored by the Weissman Center for Leadership and the Liberal Arts.
Poverty among Women
Sunday 21 Sep 08
These days Iran is so embroiled in such economic and unjust conditions that it is difficult to even begin to priorities its social crises. Among these problems, poverty among women is one of the most serious ones. So searching for a solution to women’s poverty is a priority.
Shirin Ebadi is in Danger
Monday 18 Aug 08
Iran's official government news agency (IRNA) accused Shirin Ebadi and her daughter, who is a university student at Canada’s McGill University, of belonging to the Bahai religious sect. Regardless of other accusations that have also been aired, the news agency report is worrisome and demonstrates a threatening net cast in Shirin Ebadi's path. It seems that those behind the story want to puncture the protective umbrella that the 2003 Nobel Peace prize brought for Ebadi. To show the importance of the issue, I will cite several legal articles and addendums.
If We Love Iran …
Monday 04 Aug 08
It is now many years that Iran is hostage to the rivalry between the two major political factions in the country, each vying to take the lead in normalizing relations with the US and claim the accomplishment as its own in Iranian history, and unilaterally profit from its benefits. But this race has been damaging. Not only have the factions not cooperated in the necessity of normalization together, each has actually engaged in sabotaging the efforts of the other.
The Argentine Example
Monday 07 Jul 08
In Iran today we have plenty of women who can steer things in new directions. Many men have come to believe in such women. This is part of the nation’s capital and wealth. These are our accomplishments regarding the traditional chauvinism that has manifested itself through the pretext of religion.
More Human Rights Violations Iran During 2007
During the period ranging from December 2006 to December of 2007, tens of human rights violations have taken place in Iran. And on the eve of the International Human Rights Day, a young man was hung to death in Iran on charges that he had committed a crime when he was 13 years old. Some officials in the town of Kermanshah publicly said that the purpose of the execution was to “teach a lesson to the youth of Kermanshah.”
China: A Model for Iran?
Sunday 08 Jun 08
Since some years ago a number of Iranian leaders had declared their intention follow China’s approach to human rights and through it, justify Iran’s violations of the same
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