HRW Says Iran Judiciary 'Criminalizing Rights Activism'
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on Iran's authorities to immediately release prominent lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, saying her arrest and the new charges against her reveal the "grave degree the Iranian judiciary is criminalizing human rights activism." "Especially when it comes to cases of human rights defenders like Nasrin Sotoudeh, Iranian authorities blatantly disregard due process rights," HRW Middle East Director Sarah Leah Whitson . "Apparently what authorities fear greatly is advocating respect for human rights." Authorities arrested ...
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