IRAN: No Defense – A Report on the Status of Lawyers and the Bar Associations in Iran
Report date: November 2025
Description:
No Defence: The Status of Lawyers and the Bar Associations in Iran, drafted by the Centre for Supporters of Human Rights (CSHR) and the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), provides a thorough analysis of the legal, institutional, and security challenges faced by lawyers in Iran. It documents the severe erosion of the independence of the legal profession, as well as cases of violence, persecution, and criminalisation of lawyers, highlighting the serious implications for the rule of law and access to justice.
The report is supported by the International Observatory for Lawyers in Danger (OIAD), along with other leading international organisations, underscoring the credibility of its findings and its importance for the global legal community and international human rights mechanisms.
