Shadi Sadr facts for kids
Shadi Sadr (Persian: شادی صدر) was born in Iran in 1974. She is a brave lawyer, a champion for human rights, a writer, and a journalist. In 2010, she helped start an organization called Justice for Iran (JFI). She is now the leader of this group. Shadi Sadr has shared her knowledge and spoken about human rights all over the world.
She has received many important awards for her work. These include the Human Rights Tulip and the Alexander Prize from Santa Clara University's Law School. She was held in Evin prison in 2007 and 2009. In 2010, a court in Tehran found her guilty of "acting against national security."
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Early Life and Education
Shadi Sadr studied law at Tehran University. She earned her first law degree in 1999. Even before university, she worked as a journalist. She wrote for youth magazines, newspapers, and other journals.
She worked as a human rights lawyer in Iran until 2009. She also started and led a legal center called Raahi. This center helped women who needed legal advice. In 2007, the Iranian government closed Raahi. Shadi Sadr also created a website in 2002 called Women In Iran. This website was for people who worked to protect women's rights.
She was also a founding member of a group called Women’s Field (Meydaan-e-Zanan). This group started several important campaigns. One campaign worked to allow women to enter sports stadiums. While in Iran, she helped women who were facing very serious punishments. Because of her important work, she was put in prison several times. In 2009, she moved to Europe. There, she helped start the human rights group, Justice for Iran.
Her Work for Human Rights
Shadi Sadr is an expert on human rights in Iran. She has led many campaigns and groups. These groups work to stop human rights violations and unfair practices by the government.
As a lawyer, Shadi Sadr successfully defended several women activists and journalists. These women had been sentenced to extreme punishments. She is one of the Iranians who has campaigned to end the practice of capital punishment by stoning. This campaign is called Stop Stoning Forever. It is one of several campaigns started by Women's Field, a women's rights group she was part of. A documentary called Women in Shroud shows this part of her life. It has been shown at human rights film festivals worldwide.
After the 2003 Bam earthquake, she helped organize aid. She collected food and supplies for women and children in the area of Bam. Sadr was also the lawyer for several human rights defenders. One of them was Shiva Nazar Ahari. Shiva was a member of the Committee of Human Rights Reporters. She was arrested in 2009.
In 2010, Shadi Sadr and Shadi Amin started a new organization. It is called Justice for Iran (JFI). This group works to stop government officials in Iran from harming their citizens. It also aims to hold these officials responsible for their actions.
As the leader of Justice for Iran, she has guided many research projects. These projects look into serious violations of rights. They focus on ethnic and religious minorities, LGBT people, women, and those punished for their political beliefs. She also helped write a book about human rights issues.
Shadi Sadr was a judge for two important tribunals. These were the 2015 International People’s Tribunal on crimes in Indonesia. She also served on the 2017 People's Tribunal on Myanmar.
Arrests and Conviction
In March 2007, Shadi Sadr was one of 33 women arrested. They had gathered peacefully outside a Tehran courtroom. They were protesting the trial of five women. These women were accused of "acting against national security." Shadi Sadr was held for fifteen days in Evin Prison. She was then released on bail.
On July 17, 2009, Shadi Sadr was taken away by plainclothes officers. She was walking near Tehran University. She was going to join a protest after the 2009 Presidential election. People in plain clothes approached her. They did not say who they were. They forced her into a car. After a brief escape, she was forced back into the car. She was taken to an unknown place. She was released 11 days later, on July 28, 2009.
On May 17, 2010, a court in Tehran found her guilty. She was not present at the trial. The court said she was "acting against national security." She was sentenced to six years in prison.
Publications
- From painkillers to cures Routledge, 2019
- Pushed back to square one, 2011.
A writer named Dr. Elaheh Rostami-Povey wrote about Shadi Sadr. The book is titled Sadr, Shadi (1974–), published in 2008.
Awards and Recognition
- In 2004, she received the Ida B. Wells Award for Bravery in Journalism. This was from Women's eNews.
- In 2009, she received a special prize. It was created by Lech Wałęsa. He was a famous leader of the Polish "Solidarity" movement.
- She also received a Dutch human rights prize. It is called the Human Rights Defenders Tulip. She received it on November 9, 2009.
- In 2010, Sadr received the Alexander Prize. This was from the Law School of Santa Clara University. It was for her "dedication to championing the cause of Iranian women."
- Also in 2010, the US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, gave Sadr the International Women of Courage Award. Shadi Sadr chose not to attend. Instead, she dedicated the award to Shiva Nazar Ahari.
- She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women in 2013.
- In 2018, Sadr was honored at the 5th Annual Harvard Law International Women’s Day Portrait Exhibit.
See also
In Spanish: Shadi Sadr para niños
- Nooshin Ahmadi Khorasani
- Shadi Amin
- Parvin Ardalan
- Iranian women's movement
