Tag Canadian Association for Rights and Truth

Human Rights in Mexico (April 22, 2016)

Source: ProPublica Author: Ginger Thompson April 22, 2016   Mexican Human Rights Defenders Say They Are Target of Smear Campaign On the eve of the release of a report investigating a student massacre in 2014, its authors and other human…

The Yarold Leyte Quintanar Case (April 19, 2016)

Fuente: CART EDIT Autor: Guiliana Rojas Cazco, Member of the Executive Committee April 19,  2016 Translation by Marisol Gutierrez, revision: Clara Hessler It is with great regret that the Canadian Association for Rights and Truth (CART) receives the news of…

The Rafay and Burns Case (April 19, 2016)

Source: CART EDIT  Author: Jasmine Soso April 19, 2016 Assistance: Clara Hessler The case of Atif Rafay and Sebastian Burns is quickly approaching the 21-year mark since the beginning of their incarceration in July 1995. I first heard of the…

Mohamad Ali Taheri Case (April 2nd, 2016)

Source: CART EDIT Author: S. A. Aram Review: David Bertet April 2nd , 2016 The name of Mohammad Ali Taheri in the report by Special Rapporteur on the human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran The name of Mohammad…

The Mohammad Ali Taheri Case (February 26, 2016)

Source: Amnesty International February 27, 2016 (Originally published on February 17, 2016) Iran: Mohammad Ali Taheri resumes hunger strike   Iran’s Supreme Court quashed Mohammad Ali Taheri’s death sentence in December and returned his case to the Revolutionary Court to…

Human rights in Iran (January 16th, 2016)

Source: CART Edition Author: S. A. Aram Review: JB January 16th, 2016 Currently there are more than 800 prisoners of conscience in Iran who have been imprisoned not for any legitimate political or security reason as alleged by the authorities,…

The Mohammad Ali Taheri Case (October 7, 2015)

Source: CART Edition By S.A. Aram October 7, 2015 A Message from Mohammad Ali Taheri’s Mother Ezat Taheri, mother of the conscientious prisoner Mohammad Ali Taheri who was sentenced to death on August 1, 2015, is shown in a short…

The Mohammad Ali Taheri Case (Sept 4, 2015)

Source: Iran Wirte September 4, 2015 Death Sentence for Spiritual Leader Reveals Cracks in Iran’s Power Base Human rights activists have launched fresh appeals for the release of spiritual leader Mohammad Ali Taheri after a revolutionary court sentenced him to…