13 June 2006 | Human Rights First (formerly Lawyers Committee for Human Rights)
Iran
Teheran: Peaceful demonstration of women who protested against discriminatory laws forcibly broke up by about 100 police officers; women were beaten and one woman was seriously injured; 42 men and 28 women were arrested for having organized an "illegal" gathering
Women's Rights Protest Broken Up in Tehran (Special or Analytical Report, English)
4 May 2006 | Human Rights First (formerly Lawyers Committee for Human Rights)
Sudan
Dokument associated with New legislation and other forms of harassment by the government could prevent independent organizations from documenting human rights violations; assets freezed for the women`s NGO AWOON by the government; human rights defenders arrested or beaten
Support Sudanese Rights Group Facing Persecution (Appeal or News Release, English)
19 April 2006 | Human Rights First (formerly Lawyers Committee for Human Rights)
Tunisia
Dokument associated with Journalist Abbou, who is imprisoned for exposing torture in 2 internet postings, reportedly held in harsh conditions, beaten by prison guards and denied medical access
Jailed for Denouncing Torture in Tunisia (Appeal or News Release, English)
12 April 2006 | Human Rights First (formerly Lawyers Committee for Human Rights)
Iran
Dokument associated with Human rights lawyer Soltani faces charges of "espionage" and "revealing state secrets"; the real reason for his detention is reportedly the defense of human rights
Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Faces Unfair Trial (Appeal or News Release, English)
11 April 2006 | Human Rights First (formerly Lawyers Committee for Human Rights)
Russian Federation
Conviction and sentence of prominent human rights activist Stanislav Dmitrievsky on charges of "inciting ethnic hatred" upheld by court in Nizhny Novgorod
Sentence of Russian Human Rights Activist Affirmed (Appeal or News Release, English)
20 March 2006 | Human Rights First (formerly Lawyers Committee for Human Rights)
Iran
Release of Iranian journalist Akbar Ganji after serving 6-year prison sentence for publishing articles and book that implicate government officials in murder of Iranian intellectuals and writers in 1990s
Human Rights First Welcomes Release of Akbar Ganji, Jailed Iranian Journalist (Appeal or News Release, English)
14 February 2006 | Human Rights First (formerly Lawyers Committee for Human Rights)
Iran
Journalist Akbar Ganji detained since 2000 for acting against national security and anti-islamic; Ganji became famous for writing about involvement of Iranian government in murders of intellectuals in the 1990s; despite chronic deseases he is refused having treatment in a civil hospital; UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners violated
What's At Stake? - Akbar Ganji Subjected to Harsh Prison Conditions in Iran (Special or Analytical Report, English)
14 February 2006 | Human Rights First (formerly Lawyers Committee for Human Rights)
Zimbabwe
Arnold Tsunga, leading human rights lawyer and director of Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights, received death threats and become target of politically motivated prosecution; before charged for serving on board of an presumably unlicensed independent radio station
What's At Stake? - Leading Zimbabwean Human Rights Lawyer Faces Death Threats (Special or Analytical Report, English)
3 February 2006 | Human Rights First (formerly Lawyers Committee for Human Rights)
Russian Federation
Human rights activist and managing director of Russian Chechen Friendship Society (RCFS) convicted of "inciting ethnic hatred" under counter-extremism law for publishing articles calling for peace in Chechnya
Russian Human Rights Activist Convicted in Politically (Appeal or News Release, English)
February 2006 | Human Rights First (formerly Lawyers Committee for Human Rights)
Iraq
Report on detainees who died in US custody in Iraq and Afghanistan (prisoner treatment in breach of Geneva conventions; including case studies)
Command's Responsibility - Detainee Deaths in U.S. Custody in Iraq and Afghanistan (Special or Analytical Report, English)
