The Plight of Young Children Incarcerated with Their Mothers: A Life Shared Behind Bars
In Iran, an often-overlooked aspect of the prison system is the reality of young children incarcerated...
Articles
November 2019 Uprising: The Heroic Role of Women in Iran’s Fight for Freedom
The November 2019 uprising exemplified the Iranian people’s determination to overthrow the oppressive regime. Sparked by...
Ideological Screening in Teacher Recruitment: Medieval Constraints in Iran’s Education System
Iran’s education system, overseen by the Ministry of Education under the clerical regime, faces an acute...
Iran: Brutal Killing of Four Women and the Suicides of Two Teenage Girls Reported in Just One Week
The past week in Iran has exposed a tragic crisis with the brutal killing of four...
Systematic Human Rights Violations: Killing Political Prisoners Through Forced Illness
In recent years, reports of severe human rights violations within Iran's prison system have surged. Political...
UN Expert Highlights Alarming Violations Against Women and Fundamental Freedoms
In a pivotal address to the UN General Assembly, Dr. Mai Sato, the Special Rapporteur on...
Threatening Hijab Texts Sent to Women in Isfahan
For several months, some women in Isfahan have been receiving anonymous warning messages regarding their hijab,...
Guardian Council Approves New Hijab Bill, Enforcing Gender Apartheid
Turning the Violation of Iranian Women's Fundamental Human Rights into Law On Saturday, October 19, 2024,...
The Feminization of Poverty in Iran: Female Heads of Household and Their Untold Struggles
In this article, we commemorate the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty by exploring the...
Escalating Tragedy: A Surge in Women’s Executions in Iran
As we approach the World and Europe Day Against the Death Penalty, we urge the international community...
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.