Nasrin Sotoudeh , lawyer and women’s rights activist , is a well known lawyer for Iranian women ‘s movement whilst its activists are in prison. Nasrin was born in 1963 in Tehran and graduated in International law in beheshti University in 1991 then she started her journalism activities with Daricheye Goftegoo ( the window of dialogue)magazine. also she has written articles for newspapers such as : Jame’eh ,Toos,Sobh e emrouz and Aban . Married in 1994 and now she has two children.

In 1995 Nasrin became an understudy and managed to acquire her Licence to practice Law within 8 years, Nasrin who has taken the cases for a lot of the activists is now awarded with the Human Rights International prize.

She is well known for her activities in human rights for children and in particular against the hanging of children under the age of 18, and woman’s movement in particular Campaign of one million signatures Demanding Changes to discriminatory Laws.

Nasrin Sotoudeh and Mansoureh Shojaee also were summoned to Revolutionary Courts , and appeared in the Revolutionary Courts. They were accused of “endangering national security by having uncommon relationships with Iranians who live overseas”. In addition, they were told by “security forces representative” that ” we warned you off over the phone and forbade you to go to overseas before you went to airport.

Nasrin Sotoodeh and Mansoureh Shojaee by invitation of some of Iranians women from the south of Larestan and Evaz of Iran who are currently residents in Dubai , were going to go to Dubai to take part in a celebration of 8 March when the officials banned Mansoureh Shojaee from travelling and seized her passport. However, they told Nasrin Sotoodeh that she could travel. But she avoided traveling and told them that she is representing Mansoureh Shojaee and she has to stay with her. They were questioned by security forces for 5 hours in airport.

Nasrin Sotoudeh also was arrested with 8 other activists outside of the Rahe Abrisham Gallery just prior to a small, peaceful assembly planned to commemorate June 12th, the day that has been chosen by Iranian women’s rights activists as their national day of solidarity to object harmful actions which attempt to silence Iranian women.
Some articles in English in special page in Feminist School web site about the ceremony on Nasrin Sotoudeh’s honor :

– Witness of Your Strong Will Power / Simin Behbahani

– I have nothing to give to Nasrin, only the words that flow from my heart and my faith / Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani

– All my Clients / Mansoureh Shojaee

Nasrin Sotoudeh’s article in English in Feminist school:

Nasrin Sotoodeh: If the violation of the judgment for hanging of MehrNahad is considered as defective then what is left?

Execution of Minors and soghra’s file

An Interview with Nasrin Sotoudeh: The prize winner from International Committee of Human Rights Italy