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For Iran, the Man Is the Message (Human Rights Watch, 29-6-2006) (712 words) |
 | Mortazavi personifies most of the ills affecting Iran's judicial system: lack of accountability, rampant impunity, disregard for fundamental constitutional rights, manipulation of the law to promote a political agenda, systematic use of torture, and above all, abuse of judicial powers to repress peaceful expressions of dissent and criticism. |
| Mortazavi, then a judge, closed more than a dozen newspapers in one month alone, invoking an obscure law from the 1950's on "ensuring public safety." The law was originally enacted to keep criminal gangs from intimidating members of the public. |
| Mortazavi were removed from office and prosecuted, as he should be, there would be no shortage of witnesses to testify. |
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Iran Criticized Over Rights Delegate (417 words) |
| Saeed Mortazavi has been the most public instrument of political repression in Iran since 2000, when he began a crackdown on the press while serving as a judge. |
| Mortazavi has also been involved in the harsh clampdown on the Iranian press and the arrests of many Iranian journalists. |
| Mortazavi in its delegation, Iran is trying to discredit the council and deflect attention from the council's goal of ensuring greater respect for human rights," McKay said. |
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