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Young Woman, Elaheh Hossein-Nejad, Abducted and Killed in Iran
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Trailblazer for Justice: The Life and Legacy of Shirley Anita Chisholm
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Bureaucratic Dead Ends and Judicial Apathy: How the Iranian Legal System is Enabling Gender-Based Violence
The Iranian regime’s legal system continues to entrench systemic gender-based violence and violence against women, not ...
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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.