Iran: The End of the Anti-Violence Against Women Bill
Over 15 years, Iran’s proposed Anti-Violence Against Women bill was systematically gutted, hijacked by hijab-enforcement clauses,...
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4 decades of resistance for freedom by Generation Equality in Iran
June 20 marks the beginning of the Iranian people's resistance for freedom and democracy in 1981. ...
Sexual Assault and Rape as a Systematic Tool of Torture in the Mullah Regime’s Prisons
The recent disclosure of documents related to the sexual assault and subsequent murder of the arrested...
Iran’s Oppressive Chastity and Hijab Law Strips Women’s Rights
Failure to comply with the mandatory Hijab is equated with "nudity" in the Chastity and Hijab...
A glance at the conditions of women in Iranian prisons – women’s rights are human rights
On World Human Rights Day, we have a glance at the conditions of women in Iranian...
The gender gap in Iran and a lack of access to equal opportunities
A whopping gender gap in Iran and a lack of women’s access to equal opportunities. The...
Violence Against Women in Iran state-sponsored and institutionalized
State-sponsored violence against women in Iran is on the rise, despite the 24-hour news cycle, the...
A glance at the Comprehensive Plan of Population and Upgrading of Families
The Iranian regime’s parliament adopted the general outlines of the Comprehensive Plan of Population and Upgrading...
“Female prisoners who are virgins must be raped before execution, to prevent them from entering heaven.”
Excerpts of Montazeri’s book on the rape of female prisoners in the Iranian regime’s prisons: In...
Segments of inheritance law under mullahs’ misogynist regime
The state-run Mashreq news website published segments of the reactionary inheritance law under the mullahs’ regime...
Sign the Petition: Demand Urgent International Action to Protect Women Prisoners in Iran
Iran's Women Prisoners: A Human Rights Emergency Demanding Immediate International Action September 2026 To: The UN High Commissioner for Human...
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...
Women Teachers in Iran Struggle with Inflation and Low Wages
Every year, October 5, World Teachers’ Day, provides an opportunity to recognize millions of teachers around the world and to...
Health Crisis and Overcrowding in the Women’s Ward of Fardis Prison
Fardis Prison in Karaj, also known as Kachouii Prison or the Fardis Correctional Facility, is in the Hosseinabad area of...
New Academic Year 2026 in Iran: Female University Students Face Security, Economic, and Educational Pressures
At the beginning of the new academic year, students at universities across Iran are facing a range of problems and...
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.