An opponent of the death penalty from Iran has won a prestigious international human rights award, its organisers said on Wednesday. Emad Baghi, founder of the Society for the Defense of Prisoners’ Rights, was selected as laureate of the 2009 Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders. Baghi’s documenting of death row prisoners in Iran, including juvenile offenders, has served as an important resource for United Nations and other rights groups outside the country.
