Abdolkarim Lahiji
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AlmamaterUniversity of Tehran[1]
OccupationLawyer
Organization(s)International Federation for Human Rights
Iranian Committee for the Defense of Freedom and Human Rights (1977–1980)
Iranian Committee for the Defense of Freedom and Human Rights (1977–1980)
Abdolkarim Lahidji | |
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 Lahidji in 2012 | |
| Born | 1940 (age 84–85)[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Tehran[1] |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Organization(s) | International Federation for Human Rights Iranian Committee for the Defense of Freedom and Human Rights (1977–1980) |
| Movement | Civil rights[2] |
Abdolkarim Lahidji (Persian: عبدالکریم لاهیجی) is an Iranian lawyer and human rights activist.
He was elected as the president of the International Federation for Human Rights in 2013, having previously served as the vice-president from 1998 to 2013,[1] and is the president of the League for the Defense of Human Rights in Iran since 1983.[3] Lahidji is a former Confederation of Iranian Students activist[3] and was the student representative in the National Front during 1960s.[4]
