Iran-LH-FA10

IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS



[|Primary Source 1]-On June 13, 2009, many Iranians protested a possible fraud in the presidential election in Iran. In the following weeks, many Iranians were killed and arrested by the government for practicing their rights like the right to a peaceful assembly, and their freedom of peaceful assembly. Many stories are documented in this article that relate to Iran's policy on human rights.

[|Primary Source 2]-Iran is a country of much discrimination and hate towards sexual orientation. This means that they shun anyone who is gay, lesbian, trans-gender, or bi-sexual. Human Rights Watch did a study in Iran on this topic and concluded that Iran needs to change their policies on this type of discrimination.

[|Women's Rights]-Women in Iran are determined to succeed. About 60% of university students, in Iran, are women. In 1982, that number was just 30%. It is evident that women in Iran are making a change to make themselves rise higher in Iranian society.

[|Overview of Rights]-This report, from 2007, discusses various human rights issues in Iran. Iranian people face human rights violations on topics such as religious freedom, women's rights, children's right, and many others. The human rights situation in Iran seems to be pretty horrible.

[|Trafficking]-Although trafficking has been banned in Iran, trafficking of many women and children still continues. The Iranian government has made law after law to prevent trafficking, but it still continues. The problem of trafficking is helping to harm Iran's human rights situation.