Iran urged to scrap draft law undermining independent NGOs

Wednesday 6 April 2011 The bill requires NGOs to register with a new and unaccountable body linked to the Intelligence Ministry and to the Basij, a volunteer paramilitary force. The Iranian parliament must scrap a draft law which will seriously undermine independent non-governmental organizations in Iran, Amnesty International said today.The bill, which has been extensively analyzed by the Netherlands-based NGO Arseh Sevom, requires all NGOs in Iran to register with a new and unaccountable body linked to the Intelligence Ministry and to the Basij, a volunteer paramilitary force, which will…

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