Defenders' Days 2022

Armed attacks on civilian targets such as schools and hospitals, torture, executions, and use of chemical weapons – core international crimes are committed around the world without those responsible for the crimes being held accountable. Through legal means, we work to hold perpetrators accountable, to achieve justice for their victims and to keep dictators awake at night.

A historic trial against an Iranian citizen suspected of participating in the mass executions and torture of political prisoners in Iran during the summer of 1988 is currently taking place in Sweden. The trial is the first of its kind – no one has ever been brought to justice for the crimes, until now. We will be publishing reports throughout the trial.