6 Million Female Heads of Household: Unsupported and Voiceless
When Being a Woman Is a Crime, and Earning Bread Is a Battle As daily living...
Articles
Sharp Rise in Child Labor Across Iran Amid Economic Crisis
Iran is witnessing a steep rise in child labor, particularly in urban centers like Tehran, as...
Nurse Emigration: How Iran’s Failing Regime Turns an Exodus into Propaganda
Behind the Claims of Progress Lies a Crisis of Burnout, Gender Discrimination, and Mass Emigration in...
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...
The Women’s Ward in Dowlatabad Prison of Isfahan: An Untold Story
Within the oppressive walls of Dowlatabad Prison in Isfahan, a harrowing tale of suffering and exploitation...
Youth Employment Crisis: Jobless Rate for Young Women Nears 35%
New official statistics reveal a deepening employment crisis in Iran, particularly for young women. The figures—published...
The Silent Struggles of Women Migrants in Chabahar
Unseen Hardships and Social Challenges in a Neglected Coastal Region of Iran The Silent Struggles of...
Femicide in Iran: A Never-Ending Tragedy of Silence and Blood
In just 15 days, Iran witnessed at least 9 cases of femicide in Iran—women brutally murdered...
Forced Labor and Systemic Abuse of Female Prisoners in Iran
In the prisons operated by Iran's theocratic regime, female inmates are subjected to forced labor, extended...
Women’s Ward of Sepidar Prison in Ahvaz: A Symbol of Systematic Human Rights Violations
A Harrowing Report on the Inhumane Conditions in the Women’s Ward The Women’s Ward of Sepidar...
Sign our Statement to Halt the Death Sentence of 25-Year-Old Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi
Statement Calling for Immediate Action to Halt the Death Sentence of 25-Year-Old Political Prisoner Arghavan Fallahi We express our profound...
The Ineffectiveness of Population Policies in Iran: Economy, Aging, and the Overlooked Rights of Women
Abstract: A compilation of official data, media reports, and disclosures published in April, May, and June 2026 demonstrates that Iran...
Crushed by Design: Structural Crises and Inequitable Policies Push Female-Headed Households to the Edge
Introduction Life for the Iranian people under the religious dictatorship is fraught with hardship and peril from every perspective. Whether...
Women, Resistance, Freedom: The Unbroken Lineage from Camp Ashraf to Iran’s Gen-Z Revolution
When an early morning raid struck Camp Ashraf at 5:00 AM on September 1, 2013, the goal of Iran’s clerical...
Working to Survive: Iranian Women Between Poverty, Exhaustion, and Lack of Labor Protection
For many Iranian Women, losing a job or failing to find sustainable employment is not just about being unemployed; it...
Victims at Home: Report on 15 Women Killed in One Month
Misogynistic laws lie at the root of violence against women in Iran Victims at Home: Report on 15 Women Killed...
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.