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In Iran, women's pursuit of equal rights to men date back to the 19th and early 20th centuries. According to Nayereh Tohidi, women's movements in Iran can be divided into eight periods. [106] 1905–1925: this period was during the constitutional revolution, which marked the end of the Qajar dynasty.
8 gru 2020 · Iran's 1906 constitution, written by its first parliament, promised “equal rights before the law” for all Iranians, but it said nothing specific about women. Between 1967 and 1975, women gained new rights—to vote, initiate divorce, run for office, inherit property—during the monarchy.
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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 Council-appointed...
26 cze 2023 · Iranian women experience discrimination in law and in practice in ways that deeply impact their lives, particularly with regard to marriage, divorce and custody issues. Post-1979 compulsory...
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.
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.
5 dni temu · Iran must prioritise women’s rights, right to life, and improve transparency, says UN expert. NEW YORK -- In her first report to the General Assembly, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mai Sato, raised pressing concerns about the rising number of executions, transparency and access to ...
