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{{Short description|American non-government organisation}}The Center for Human Rights in Iran (formerly the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran; ICHRI) is an American non-government organization that aims to promote human rights in Iran.WEB,www.iranhumanrights.org/what_we_do/, What We Do, Center for Human Rights in Iran, 2020-03-04, NEWS, Yahoo!, Yahoo! News, Iran accuses the US of meddling in election crisis, June 17, 2009,news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090617/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election, June 19, 2009, dead,news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090617/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election," title="web.archive.org/web/20090620010707news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090617/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election,">web.archive.org/web/20090620010707news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090617/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_iran_election, June 20, 2009, The group started in late 2007 when several human rights activists working for the Dutch non-governmental organization ‘Foundation for Human Security in the Middle East’ wished to focus on the situation in Iran.About the campaign {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090618201957www.iranhumanrights.org/about/ |date=2009-06-18 }}. iranhumanrights.org Accessed June 19, 2009.

Background

Hadi Ghaemi is the executive director ({{as of|lc=yes|April 2019}}).WEB,www.iranhumanrights.org/who_we_are/, Center for Human Rights in Iran, Who we are, 14 April 2019, He graduated from Boston University in 1994 and then taught physics at New York University until 2000. He has worked for human rights since and, in 2003, received a research grant from the MacArthur Foundation.Hadi Ghaemi {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510185251www.ihrv.org/inf/?p=2089# |date=2010-05-10 }}. Iran Human Rights Voice {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425190704www.ihrv.org/inf/ |date=2009-04-25 }}. Published April 1, 2009. Accessed June 18, 2009.In October 2015, actor and activist Nazanin Boniadi joined the Board of Directors of the Center for Human Rights in Iran.WEB,www.iranhumanrights.org/bio-nazanin-boniadi/, Bio: Nazanin Boniadi, 14 April 2019,web.archive.org/web/20190414094632/https://www.iranhumanrights.org/bio-nazanin-boniadi/, live, 14 April 2019,

See also

• Human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Endnotes

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External links

• Main website

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