have stimulated many criticisms and controversies among the international community. In 2004, the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention likened Iran's use of solitary confinement to the Convention Against Torture's definition of inhumane treatment. In 2014, the Canadian parliament qualified the prison conditions and the systematic use of torture for extracting confessions as a "crime against humanity." The UN identifies several other practices of the Iranian government that infringe on elements of human rights law, such as right to life, right to freedom and association, and freedom from cruel punishment. See also 1979 Iranian Revolution List of modern conflicts in the Middle East Iranian Green Movement 2009 Iranian presidential election protests The Green Path of Hope The Green Scroll Campaign Where is my vote? References External links Amnesty International USA: Prisoners and People at Risk Global Nonviolent Action Database Report on Human Rights Practices in Iran for 2011 2010 in Iran Hunger strikes Prison strikes