Abdorrahman Boroumand Center
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| Founded | 2001 |
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| Type | Non-profit 501(c)3 |
| Focus | Human Rights, Activism |
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| Website | www.iranrights.org/ |
The Abdorrahman Boroumand Center (ABC) is a non-governmental organization, non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C.. ABC was founded in March 2001 by Ladan and Roya Boroumand, two Iranian sisters in exile in the United States. The stated mission of the organization is to prepare for a peaceful and democratic transition in Iran by documenting executions and other human rights violations. Its main project is the Omid Memorial, a comprehensive online database of people executed or extrajudicially killed in Iran since the 1979 Iranian Revolution. ABC board members include journalist and historian Anne Applebaum, political scientist Francis Fukuyama, and writers Azar Nafisi and Iraj Pezeshkzad.
Profile and Mission[edit]
ABC was named in memory of Abdorrahman Boroumand, an Iranian lawyer and pro-democracy activist who was assassinated, allegedly by agents of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in Paris on April 18, 1991. Boroumand was the father of the founders of the Boroumand Center. ABC's self-stated mission is to promote a democratic political culture and human rights awareness.[1][2]
Activities and Funding[edit]
The Center's main project is the Omid Memorial. Initially containing approximately 9,400 cases,[3] as of 2019, the Omid Memorial has grown to include the details of nearly 25,000 people. Omid is a crowdsourced memorial. Its information comes from public submissions and other publicly available data. Information is drawn from a wide variety of sources including official statements, court documents, medical examiners’ reports, reports in Iranian media, interviews, testimonials, and individuals who submit entries online. The Omid Memorial database is used by international organizations, such as in the reports of the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran[4], and in articles and books.[5] The Center also creates video documentaries, maintains a database of human rights documents translated into Persian, and tracks executions in Iran.[6]
In November 2019, The Washington Post reported that the Center, along with activist Iraj Mesdaghi, played a role in the arrest of one of the alleged perpetrators of the 1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners.[7]
The Center receives most of its funding from private European and American foundations.[8] It also receives some public funding, including from the National Endowment for Democracy.[9] The Center claims to receive no funding from governmental sources.[10][11] In 2010, the Ministry of Intelligence (Iran) listed the Center (then known as the Foundation) as a "subversive" organization.[12]
Publications and Projects[edit]
ABC's main project is the Omid Memorial, an online database that draws from both original research and crowdsourced data.
ABC publishes reports based on its own original research in consultation with independent rights experts and groups. These reports and projects include:
- The Massacre of Political Prisoners in Iran, 1988 by British human rights barrister Geoffrey Robertson
- Lex Talionis: An Ancient Principle Limiting Capital Punishment
- Interrupted Lives: Portraits of Student Repression in Iran
- The Cost of Defending the Rule of Law: Four Decades of Persecution of Lawyers in Iran
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "About the Center". Abdorrahman Boroumand Center.
- ↑ "Ladan Boroumand: "The Shah Was Never as Hated as the Supreme Leader Is"". The American Interest. 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- ↑ "Sisters publish list of 9,400 Iranians 'murdered' by the regime". www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ↑ "Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran" (PDF). UN General Assembly.
- ↑ Larry Diamond, Marc F. Plattner, Daniel Brumberg, Islam and Democracy in the Middle East, New York: Taylor & Francis, 2003
- ↑ "[Interview] Nobel winner: Iran should stop public executions if it wants better EU ties". EUobserver. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- ↑ Editor/International, Christian CarylcloseChristian CarylEditor with The Post's Opinions sectionEmailEmailBioBioFollowFollowOp-ed. "Opinion | An Iranian official thought the world had forgotten a massacre 31 years ago. He was wrong". Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-07-17.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link)
- ↑ "Abdorrahman Boroumand Center". Abdorrahman Boroumand Center. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- ↑ "NED Grant Search". www.ned.org. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- ↑ Stockman, Farah (2009-10-06). "US funds dry up for Iran rights watchdog". Boston.com. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- ↑ Weisman, Steven R. (2006-04-15). "U.S. Program Is Directed at Altering Iran's Politics". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-17.
- ↑ "Blacklist: Who's on Iran intel ministry's list? - Laura Rozen - POLITICO.com". www.politico.com. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
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