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Company Profile for Mission for Establishment of Human Rights in Iran -- MEHR Iran.


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The Mission for Establishment of Human Rights in Iran Today, the state of human rights in Iran continues to be generally considered a source of significant concern. Despite many efforts by Iranian human right activists, writers, NGOs and international critiques as well as several resolutions by the UN General Assembly and the UN Human  (MEHR Mehr or Mihr or Meher (Middle- and New Persian: م‍ﮩ‍ر), meaning sun, love, friendship, affection, kindness or mercy, may refer to:
  • Mers / Mair, Mihir, Mehr, Maher is a Hindu warrior caste.
) was evolved from a committee that was formed in 1997 under the name of "Iranian Committee for Establishment of International Criminal Court." MEHR is now active as a nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive.

Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law.
 and tax-exempt tax-ex·empt
adj.
1. Not subject to taxation, as the capital or income of a philanthropic organization.

2. Producing interest that is exempt from income tax: tax-exempt bonds.

n.
 (501 C (3)) organization for the purpose of:

-- Providing a better understanding of the universality of human

rights and implementation of the Universal Declaration of

Human Rights and all international covenants.

-- Seeking justice for the victims of the Islamic Is·lam  
n.
1. A monotheistic religion characterized by the acceptance of the doctrine of submission to God and to Muhammad as the chief and last prophet of God.

2.
a.
 Regime of Iran

through international avenues.

-- Preparing legal cases and exploring applicable international

avenues that have universal jurisdiction over crime against

humanity for bringing to justice those elements of the Islamic

Republic of Iran who have committed violent crimes against the

people of Iran.

-- To work for the abolishment a·bol·ish  
tr.v. a·bol·ished, a·bol·ish·ing, a·bol·ish·es
1. To do away with; annul.

2. To destroy completely.
 of the capital punishment capital punishment, imposition of a penalty of death by the state. History


Capital punishment was widely applied in ancient times; it can be found (c.1750 B.C.) in the Code of Hammurabi.
.

-- To address the steady and systematic violations of human

rights in Iran.


   Company:                Mission for Establishment of Human Rights
                           in Iran (MEHR Iran)

   Headquarters Address:   P.O. Box 2037
                           P.V.P., California 90275

   Main Telephone:         310-377-4590

   Website:                www.mehr.org

   Type of Organization:   Non-profit

   Industry:               Human Rights Watch Dog Org

   Key Executives:         President: Mohammad Parvin, Ph.D.
                           Secretary: Nima Rasakhoo, Ph.D.
                           Treasurer: Homayoun Mobasseri

   Treasurer
     Contact:              Homayoun Mobasseri
     Phone:                949-223-0040 ext 202
     Email:                hmobasseri@hotmail.com

   President
     Contact:              Mohammad Parvin, Ph.D.
     Phone:                310-377-4590
     Email:                mehr@mehr.org

   Secretary
     Contact:              Nima Rasakhoo
     Phone:                310-739-4215
     Email:                nima@mehr.org
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