In 2013 , the RWCHR 's Chair launched Iran Accountability Week , a major advocacy initiative held annually in the first week of May by the Canadian Subcommittee on International Human Rights to highlight the domestic repression and rights-abuses perpetrated by Khamenei 's Iran . A centrepiece of Iran Accountability Week is the Global Iranian Political Prisoner Advocacy Project whereby Parliamentarians and Senators “ adopt ” political prisoners and engage in sustained public advocacy , partly by co-authoring an Op-Ed , on their behalf . The cases of Saeed Malekpour , Ayatollah Hossein Kazemeyni Boroujerdi and the Baha'i Seven have been advocated for in this regard . The cases of the political prisoners held in Iran 's notorious Evin Prison were also highlighted by the RWCHR in a demonstration conducted on Parliament Hill the day before September 1 , 2017 , a day of solidarity with political prisoners held in Iran officially remembered due to the 1988 massacre of political prisoners in Iran , an event that Canada was the first to recognize as a crime against humanity thanks to the leadership of Irwin Cotler , amongst other individuals . At the gathering , RWCHR 's Chair reminded everyone that there is no statute of limitations for crimes against humanity and that , as a result , Canada should push to establish an international tribunal , such as the ones created in response to the Rwandan and Bosnian genocides , to bring perpetrators to justice . The case of Saeed Malekpour was further highlighted by the RWCHR in 2017 when staff members spoke alongside Homa Hoodfar and Alex Neve at an event held at the University of Toronto . The RWCHR also uses the media to mount their public advocacy campaign authoring numerous Op-Eds intended to bring attention to the particular cases of political prisoners . For example , Op-Eds written by the RWCHR in the '' Huffington Post '' and '' The Jerusalem Post '' discuss the imprisonment of Nasrin Sotoudeh , Ayatollah Hossein Kazemeyni Boroujerdi and the Baha'i Seven respectively
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