لندن: برگزارى پانل در رابطه با ايران “صداى آزادى”

Event:

Iran: Voices of Freedom

18 April 2018

The Macmillan Room, Portcullis House

1.30pm to 3.30pm

Hosted by Graham Jones, MP

Organised by: The International Observatory of Human Rights

Iran: Voices of Freedom. 1.30pm to 3.30pm on 18thApril

Event speakers:

•Graham Jones – MP Labour and (Vice-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Iran)

•Mrs Vida Mehrannia –  Biochemist at University of Uppsala (Sweden) and Wife of Swedish-Iranian Academic Dr. Ahmedreza Jalali

• Ms. Maryam Malekpour – Celebrated Human Rights Activist and Sister of Iranian-Canadian permanent resident Saeed Malekpour

• Mrs Shiva Mahbobi –  Human Rights Advocate and Spokesperson for Campaign to Free Political Prisoners in Iran(CFPPI)

•  Dr. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam – Neuroscientist and Co-Founder and Spokesperson for Iran Human Rights

•  Caoilfhionn Gallagher QC –  Doughty Street Chambers, Public Law specialist and legal representative for the BBC Persian service who have recently made an unprecedented complaint to the UN about staff treatment, and that of their families, by Iran.

Programme:

Welcome from Valerie Peay, Director IOHR

Opening remarks from Graham Jones, MP

Moderator: Trish Lynch

Panel 1:

‘Dual-Nationals as Bargaining Chips: Effectiveness of different approaches and options in a changing climate’.

Panel to bring together families of detainees, activists and international experts in human rights:

•  Highlight the plight of dual nationals unjustly detained by the Iranian government and used as bargaining chips.

•  Individual experiences of families when lobbying for release of their loved ones.

•  Different approaches from Western Governments, NGOs and activists to negotiate with Iran.

Panel 2:

‘Arresting Civil Society: Upholding Citizens Charter and Rule of Law in Iran’.

Panel to bring together experts in Humanitarian Law, activists and human rights defenders:

• Highlight repression against and arbitrary detention of civil society activists in the Islamic Republic of Iran

• Highlight the violations in due process in Iranian Judiciary with focus on Revolutionary courts

•  Highlight lack of progress by Iran in implementing its own citizen charter

For more information and if you would like to attend, please contact; Hoda Dahir, Communications and Advocacy Manager; Tel: 07414001991; Email: info@observatoryihr.org