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13 wrz 2024 · The Iranian Government has intensified its efforts to suppress the fundamental rights of women and girls and crush remaining initiatives of women’s activism, UN Human Rights...
26 cze 2023 · In today’s Iran, a woman’s access to employment, education, social benefits and proper health care — and even her mere public presence in society— depends on complying with compulsory hijab...
In December 2022, Iran was expelled from membership of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, following the death of Mahsa Amini and the violent crackdown against women's rights protesters in Iran.
Women’s and Girls’ Rights. Women face discrimination in personal status matters related to marriage, divorce, inheritance, and decisions relating to children.
8 mar 2021 · Farsi GENEVA (8 March 2021) – Women and girls continue to be treated as second class citizens in Iran, a UN expert says in a report to the Human Rights Council, citing domestic violence, thousands of marriages of girls aged between 10 and 14 each year and continuing entrenched discrimination in law and practice.
25 paź 2023 · If approved by Iran’s Guardian Council, it will impose a vast array of penalties severely violating the rights of women and girls, and further entrench violence and discrimination against them. It also equates unveiling to “nudity” and provides for prison terms of up to 10 years for anyone who defies compulsory veiling laws.
16 wrz 2024 · Imprisoned women in Iran are reviving the “Women, Life, Freedom” movement through hunger strikes, protest letters, and sit-ins, continuing their activism despite severe sentences. They...
