Sedigheh Dolat-Abadi, leading women’s rights activist in Iran
Sedigheh Dola-Abadi was a freedom loving woman and one of the first advocates of women’s rights...
Famous Women
Touran Mirhadi, educator and children’s book author
Touran Mirhadi (1927-November 8, 2016) was an Iranian educator, researcher, and author. She was an expert...
Sedigheh Saminejad, the first Iranian actress
The first non-silent Iranian movie, The Lor Girl, was screened in 1933 in Tehran. Sedigheh Saminejad...
Parvin E’tesami, Renowned Iranian Poetess
Parvin E'tesami, a famous Iranian poetess, was born on March 16, 1907 in Tabriz, and died...
The first women pilots in Iran
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Benazir Bhutto – Prime Minister of Pakistan
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The history of women’s suffrage in France
For the first time 70 years ago, women received voting rights in France. Finland was also...
Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (Hindustani: )November, 16 1917 – October, 31 1984) was the third Prime Minister...
Dr. Fatemeh Sayyah
In 1942, Dr. Fatemeh Sayyah became Iran's First Female Professor when she was awarded the chair...
Assia Djebar, Algerian women’s rights activists passed away
Algerian writer and filmmaker Assia Djebar passed away at the age of 78 in a hospital...
Femicide: Unpunished Crimes in Mullahs’ Iran
A Special Report by the NCRI Women's Committee on the International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women and Girls Femicide:...
The list of women and girls who laid down their lives during Iran protests
The list of women and girls killed by Iranian security forces during the Iran uprising Women are leading a revolution...
Report to CSW68 – NCRI Women’s Committee
Robbed Riches is the story of the stolen wealth of Iranian women, a report to CSW68 CSW68-finalDownload The central theme...
International Human Rights Day and the Extensive Violation of Female Political Prisoners’ Rights in Iran
A Look at the Female Political Prisoners Deprived of Medical Care December 10, International Human Rights Day, serves as a...
Iranian Regime in the Grip of the Hijab Law: Confusion and Contradictions as the Deadline Nears
Just four days before the scheduled enactment of the controversial Chastity and Hijab Law, the Iranian regime is embroiled in...
Remembering the Victims of Genocide in Iran
What was their crime, asks Zohreh Shafaei, a survivor of the 1980s genocide in Iran December 9, observed as Genocide...
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.