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Iran

__Primary Documents:__ [|Iran Constitution] Things that violate human rights, such as harsh penalties for crimes, punishments for fornication and homosexuality, execution of minors, restrictions on freedom of speech and the press, and unequal treatment depending on religion and gender, are legal according to the Iranian Constitution. They have a huge human rights issue on Iran. Their Constitution needs to be changed and they need to work on getting better human rights for the people of their country.

[| Witness Statement of Shadi Sadr] Shadi Sadr, human rights, lawyer, women's rights activist, and writer was arrested multiple times for her work. She was interrogated in jail. She was barely able to escape Iran and has not returned since., This shows just some of the violations of human rights that are going on in Iran. They have heavy restrictions on freedom of speech and they must have thought that Sadr was crossing the line.

__ Artifacts: __ __[|Stiffling Dissent: The Human Rights Consequences of Inter-Factional Struggle in Iran]__ This press release says that the human rights violations in Iran are occurring because the government to prevent the reform movement from making any progress. All the things that are mentioned in the above explanation of the constitution primary document are essentially occurring because they don't want people to rebel against them.

[|Press Backgrounder on Human Rights in Iran] President Khatami promised to change the human rights situation in Iran. However, this never actually happened. He didn't make any progress, but it wasn't completely his fault. He had to compete with other powers in Parliament. Some of the problems include:
 * Restrictions on freedom of speech
 * Religious minorities being persecuted
 * Widespread torture

[|Rights on the Line] Some of the human rights violations in Iran are:
 * Exploitation of migrant workers
 * Abuse and detention at borders
 * Discriminatory treatment of migrants
 * Migration and Trafficking