Conditions in Lakan Prison in Rasht and the Rehabilitation Center in Kermanshah
Female prisoners in Iran are subjected to miserable conditions. Behind the walls of the mullahs’ black...
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Female political prisoners victims of torture in Iran
Female political prisoners are victims of torture in Iran The United Nations declared June 26 the...
Iran mullahs enforce compulsory Hijab via new “bases” and repressive laws
The regime has now empowered 120 organizations to enforce the new Hijab laws In addition to...
In the Qarchak torture chamber, women are deprived of water, air, and healthy food
The notorious Qarchak Prison is the only women-only prison in Iran and the detention center for...
4 UN Rapporteurs intervene to stop the breach of political prisoners’ housing and property rights
4 UN Rapporteurs wrote to the clerical regime in Iran about violating the rights of two...
Child labor, a symbol of the pervasive poverty in the streets of Iran
June 12 is the World Day against Child Labor, introduced by the International Labor Organization to...
Honor killers unpunished and set free, reveals injustice under the mullahs’ misogynistic regime
Misogynistic laws and an oppressive Judiciary exonerate honor killers under the clerical regime in Iran. A...
Five children drown in Hootags in the absence of piped water
Within a week, five children drowned inside water ditches called Hootag at various Sistan and Baluchestan...
Suicide increases among child brides as officials promote early marriage
Child brides and early marriage are examples of violence against women. In Iran, the misogynous regime...
Iran’s regime targets dowry in its latest attempt to violate women’s rights
Dowry is one of the few entitlements for women, recognized even in a clerical jurisprudence. Based...
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.