The Iran Notes - Iran’s judiciary as a tool of repression and fear

29/09/2023
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Today, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and its member organization League for the Defence of Human Rights in Iran (LDDHI) published the first of their Iran Notes, a series of short thematic briefing notes that analyze the key aspects and root causes of Iran’s ongoing human rights crisis.

The note published today analyzes Iran’s judiciary as a tool of repression and fear. It describes the Iranian judiciary’s long history of suppressing political opposition, criticism of the country’s human rights record, and other peaceful forms of dissent.

The note also looks at the structure of the judiciary, including the role of the Head of the Judiciary, the functioning of various courts, and their consistent denial of fair trial rights.

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