IHRDC Press Conference (2/13/10): IHRDC Releases 'Violent Aftermath: The 2009 Election and the Suppression of Dissent in Iran'

The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) released 'Violent Aftermath: The 2009 Election and Suppression of Dissent in Iran' at a press conference and panel discussion at Hughes, Hubbard & Reed LLP on February 13, 2010. The report is the most comprehensive record to date of human rights abuses committed in Iran since last summer's disputed presidential election. The press conference includes a discussion of the report as well as an analysis of its implications by Shadi Sadr and Payam Akhavan. Ms. Sadr and Mr. Akhavan discussed the legal options available in Iran and internationally, as well as the costs and benefits of attempting to hold the perpetrators accountable for their crimes. Ms. Sadr is an Iranian attorney who defended activists and journalists facing execution before she herself was abducted and jailed on July 17, 2009. Mr. Akhavan served as the first legal advisor to the Prosecutors Office in The Hague, where he played a key role in the development of the international tribunals for both Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. He co-founded the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center in 2004.

http://www.iranhrdc.org/httpdocs/English/PCFULL.mp3