Shirin Ebadi's human rights law offices were raided and indefinitely closed down by Iranian authorities today. Ebadi and her law offices have been strong supporters of human rights and women's rights activists in Iran. Many feminist activists are clients of her law office.

according to the International Campaign for Human rights in Iran:

The DHRC, which was founded by Ebadi, who won the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize, and other prominent Iranian human rights defenders in 2000, planned to hold the 60th anniversary celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at their Tehran office on December 21.

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Narges Mohammadi, DHRC’s spokesperson, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that nearly 300 human rights defenders and supporters had been invited to the private celebration. She said a few hours before the start of the program, at around 3 p.m., she arrived at DHRC’s office to find dozens of police, members of state security forces, and plainclothes agents attempting to enter the building.

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DHRC’s mission statement describes its primary duties as “pro-bono legal defense of prisoners of conscience,” “supporting families of prisoners of conscience,” and “documentation and reporting of human rights abuses.”

Closure of Nobel Laureate’s Rights Group

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December 22, 2008 5:37 AM

[0+]  Terabithia said:

I saw that link first and I thought "there's a group to protect the rights of Nobel Laureates?"

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