The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has found that the Islamic Republic of Iran intentionally fired two missiles on Flight 752 and committed a terrorist act on January 6th, 2020. This judgement is a great step in the pursuit of justice on behalf of the victims of Flight 752. [...read more]
Iran, the country that ranks #1 in the world for the execution of women and the repression of women’s rights and equality was elected with an overwhelming majority to the U.N. Commission on Women’s Rights. Iran received 43 votes in a secret ballot yesterday at the U.N.'s 54-nation Economic and [...read more]
ICHR welcomes Ukraine’s position on the intentional shooting down of Flight PS752. The Jan. 8, 2020 attack killed 176 Passengers, including 55 Canadian citizens, 30 permanent residents and 53 others who were travelling to Canada. Oleksiy Danilov, head of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council said he believes “Iran’s government [...read more]
Join us for a rally this Sunday, July 19th Chinese Communist regime executes a record number of people and has the highest number of death penalties carried out in the world; the regime engages in the violation of human rights on a constant basis. It is a humane responsibility [...read more]
The International Centre for Human Rights (ICHR) strongly condemns the inhuman execution of 53-year-old Mostafa Salimi by the Iranian regime. Furthermore, questions need to be answered regarding the extradition of Mr. Salimi from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. ICHR has written a letter to Iraqi Prime Minister Masrour Barzani [...read more]
Please join the International Centre for Human Rights, members of the Iranian community, and dignitaries for a discussion regarding the Iranian downing of Flight 176 and how it has affected the victims and their families. Date: Sunday, February 16th, 2020 Time: 2pm to 3:30pm Location: Cyrus Centre, 160 Dudley [...read more]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ICHR Acts as Intervenor in Legal Action on behalf of Ukrainian Airlines Flight PS752 Victims Toronto, Canada - January 24, 2020 The International Center for Human Rights in Canada (ICHR) today announced a claim has been filed with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against the [...read more]
ICHR, Toronto- January 18, 2020: International Center for Human Rights in Canada (ICHR) received reports from Iran that the Iranian regime threatens the families of the Ukrainian airplane tragedy not to communicate with media. Several families have reported to ICHR that they have been threatened and intimidated by the intelligence [...read more]
Help us fight for Nasrin’s release. Sign the petition calling on the Iranian authorities to: Unconditionally release Nasrin Sotoudeh from prison Unconditionally release all other women’s rights defenders detained for peacefully protesting against forced veiling from prison In Iran, for over 40 years [...read more]
December 10, 2017 - Toronto, Canada: The International Center for Human Rights in Canada (ICHR) announced today that Professor Payam Akhavan is the recipient of ICHR Prestigious Human Rights Award this year for his significant contribution to improvement of human rights situation in Iran and Middle East. ICHR presents its award [...read more]