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Despite having millions of students and a significant number of schools, Iran’s education system faces fundamental...
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The Office of the UN High Commissioner of Human Rights in Geneva issued a press release on...
2022 Iran Uprising: Iranian Women at the Heart of the Struggle for Freedom
Honoring the 2nd Anniversary of the 2022 Iran Uprising On September 16, 2022, Iran was shaken...
Amnesty International: Two years after ‘Woman Life Freedom’ uprising, impunity for crimes reigns supreme
On the second anniversary of the 2022 Iran uprising sparked by the death in custody of...
Suicide Crisis in Iran: From Violence and Poverty to Pressure on Medical Professionals
On World Suicide Prevention Day, we examine the growing suicide crisis in Iran, particularly focusing on...
Zahra Merrikhi: The Pioneering Role of Women in Iran’s Struggle for Liberation
The People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), a central member of the National Council of Resistance...
Commemorating the leading women of Ashraf slain on September 1, 2013
In memory of the leading women of Ashraf slain on September 1, 2013 The struggle by...
The International Day of the Victims of Forced Disappearances: A Call for Justice in Iran
Every year on August 30, the world marks the International Day of the Victims of Forced...
Tabriz Prison: Violation of the Rights of Female Detainees
The Central Prison of Tabriz, also known as Tabriz Prison, located at the end of 29...
The Healthcare Workforce Crisis in Iran
Economic Instability and the Motivation for Doctors and Nurses to Emigrate The situation for doctors and...
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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.