UN Report Exposes 1988 Massacre in Iran as Genocide: Urgent Call for International Action
July 28th marks the anniversary of the massacre of at least 30,000 political prisoners in Iran...
Articles
Behind Closed Doors: The Condition of Female Inmates in Vakilabad Prison
Behind Closed Doors: The Condition of Female Inmates in Vakilabad Prison One of the serious deficiencies...
A Legacy of Advocacy and Justice: Remembering Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (1950-2024)
The Iranian people and Resistance have lost a passionate defender Early Life and Education Congresswoman Sheila...
Zahedan Central Prison: Conditions of Female Inmates
Zahedan Central Prison, located at the intersection of Daneshjoo Boulevard and Tavakkoli Street, is infamous for...
Lakan Prison of Rasht: Conditions of the Women’s Ward
This report provides a detailed account of the conditions in the women’s ward of Lakan Prison...
The Plight of Iranian Nurses: A Double Oppression
Double oppression against women in Iran permeates all aspects of their lives, including discrimination in the...
Free Iran 2024: Onward to a Democratic, Free Iran
The Free Iran 2024 World Summit kicked off on June 29, 2024, in Paris, just one...
Eliminating Gender Discrimination Against Iranian Women
A glance at Article 11 of the NCRI Plan: Equality in Testimony, Guardianship, Inheritance, and Abolishing...
Equality in Divorce and Support for Widows in Iran
Article 9 and 10 of the NCRI Plan on Women’s Rights and Freedoms address divorce rights...
Prohibition of Sexual Exploitation of Women and Girls in a Free Iran
A glance at articles 8 and 12 of the NCRI Plan on Women's Rights and Freedoms...
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...
A Report to CSW70: Gender-Based Discrimination Under Iranian Law
Structural Inequality and State-Sanctioned Oppression of Women Gender-Based Discrimination Under Iranian Law” is the title of the NCRI Women’s Committee’s...
Annual Report 2026: From Protests, to Uprising, and the Role of Iranian Women
On the eve of International Women’s Day 2026, the NCRI Women’s Committee presents its Annual Report 2026, offering a recap...
Day 2 of Free Iran 2026: Broad Support for 10-point plan and Criticism of Western Appeasement
On Sunday, June 21, 2026, the second day of the “Free Iran 2026 – Supporting the Democratic Alternative” conference was...
45 Years of Resistance for a Free Iran; A Future Built on a Democratic Republic
Free Iran 2026 Summit Brings Together International Political Figures to Emphasize thePath Toward a Democratic Iran On Saturday, June 20,...
Iran’s Escalating Water Crisis: Energy Imbalance, Popular Protests, and the Role of Women
The water crisis in Iran has transcended a mere natural challenge, evolving into a human, environmental, and economic catastrophe. While...
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.