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...
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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...
The deplorable conditions of female workers in Iran
Every year on May 1, we celebrate International Workers' Day. However, this is a day of...
International Earth Day – A look at the mullahs’ destructive policies
International Earth Day – A look at the mullahs’ destructive policies April 22 is called International...
Sports, social equality and growth, a tortuous path for Iranian women
The International Day of Sports for Development and Peace (IDSDP), which takes place annually on April...
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.