Friday, September 11, a 29-year-old woman, Havva, in Naishaboor, douzed herself with kerosene and set herself ablaze in front of her husband and son.
Her 30-year-old husband and little son who had attempted to help Havva’s life, were seriously burnt.
All three were transferred to the Imam Reza Hospital in Mashhad, capital of central Khorassan Province. Havva is reportedly in critical conditions.
(State-run Khorassan newspaper, September 28, 2015)
We work extensively with Iranian women outside the country and maintain a permanent contact with women inside Iran. The Women’s Committee is actively involved with many women’s rights organizations and NGO’s and the Iranian diaspora.
The committee is a major source of much of the information received from inside Iran with regards to women. Attending UN Human Rights Council meetings and other international or regional conferences on women’s issues and engaging in a relentless battle against the Iranian regime’s misogyny are part of the activities of members and associates of the committee.
