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...
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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...
Shocking: Price to be relieved of orphans, step fathers can marry step daughters
Considering that the new law ‘supporting’ children without caretakers or those with irresponsible caretakers have allowed...
Forbidden fields for Iranian women under Iranian regime’s laws
State-run Khabar online July 2012 This year, 36 different universities in Iran, are banning any female...
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...
Iranian Student Recounts Prison Abuse: My Brother Was Tortured before My Eyes
On May 10, 2026, the Daily Mail published an interview with Iranian student Shabnam Madadzadeh, a former political prisoner, member...
The Commercial Complex Death Trap: When Corruption and Rente Burn Iranian Women to Ashes
On the evening of Tuesday, May 5, 2026, the Arghavan commercialcomplex in Shahriar County, west of Tehran, became a death...
Iranian Nurses Braved Fire with Defiance During January 2026 Uprising
In the blood-stained annals of the January 2026 uprising, Iran’s healthcare professionals stood witness to a stark battle between human...
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.