Document #1258532

Human Rights First (formerly Lawyers Committee for Human Rights) (Author)

Iranian Activist Detained for Demanding Women’s Rights

http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/defenders/hrd_iran/alert061906_khoini.htm

ecoi.net description:
On june 12 hundereds of protestors demanded an end to discriminatory laws against women; police used violence against them; 70 protestors were detained and interrogated; human rights activist Ali Akbar Mousavi Khoini remains in custody
Country:
Iran
Source:
Human Rights First (formerly Lawyers Committee for Human Rights) (Author)
Original link:
http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/defenders/hrd_iran/alert061906_khoini.htm
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Published:
19 June 2006
Document ID:
1258532 (former ID 52157)

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