Anneli Jäätteenmäki: I want to show solidarity towards Iranian women
Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Prime Minister of Finland (2003); Minister of Justice (1994-1995) Ms. Anneli Jäätteenmäki was the...
IWD Speeches
Dominique Attias: We shall stand by Iranian women, proclaiming “Women, resistance, and freedom”
Dominique Attias, Chair of the Board of Directors at the European Lawyers Foundation She has been...
Najat Vallaud Belkacem: An Ode to the Heroism and Resilience of Iranian Women
Born in Morocco, Najat Vallaud Belkacem studied at the Paris Institute of Political Studies. She became...
Ana Helena Chacon Echeverria: We Will Fight for Iran and Women’s Rights
Ana Helena Chacon Echeverria, Vice President of Costa Rica (2014-2018), and Ambassador to Spain (2018-2022). Ms....
Dr. Rosalía Arteaga Serrano: International community should support the fight of women in Iran
Dr. Arteaga Serrano: The NCRI led by Mrs. Maryam Rajavi has shown courage and vision in...
Vaira Vike-Freiberga: Separation of church and state is a fundamental requirement
Dr. Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga was the President of Latvia from 1999 until 2007. Dr. Vīķe-Freiberga enjoys high...
Women of Iranian Resistance Have Held Crucial Roles for Three Decades
Women of Iranian Resistance Have Held Crucial Roles for Three Decades Following is the full text...
Carmen Quintanilla sends a message of solidarity to Iranian women on IWD2023
María del Carmen Quintanilla, President of AFAMMER, Spanish MP, and Senator until 2020, sent a message...
Nothing and nobody will stop Iran Revolution, neither shah nor mullah!
Dominique Attias, Chair of the Board of Directors at the European Lawyers Foundation Speech at the...
Working towards a democratic and peaceful world – Rashida Manjoo
Statement by Rashida Manjoo, Professor, Department of Public Law, University of Cape Town, South Africa; Former...
More than 400 Prominent Women Demand Halt to Iran Execution of Political Prisoner Zahra Tabari
More than 400 prominent women from across the globe, among them Nobel Prize winners, former presidents and prime ministers, parliamentarians,...
The Gendered Dimensions of the Water Crisis in Iran: Impacts on Women’s Health, Livelihoods, and Security
How Iranian Women Shoulder the Heavy Burden of a Deepening Crisis Download Italian Version The water crisis in Iran has...
The Failure of Iran’s Population Growth Law Despite the Repression of Women
A Glance at a Costly and Ineffective Policy The “Youthful Population Law” in Iran vs. Women’s Human Rights Following a...
Organized Massacre of Protesters: Evidence of Crimes Against Humanity
Reports trickling out of Iran, under conditions of total internet blackout, reveal a systematic and organized massacre of protesters across...
Massacre of Protesters in Iran: A Crime Against Humanity with Organized Impunity
When the regime’s Supreme Leader is forced to confess, it means the scale of the crime has exceeded all attempts...
Iran Uprising Enters Day 20 as Resistance Persists Despite Brutal Crackdown
The Iran uprising enters its 20th day on Friday, January 16, 2026, with protests, night-time hit-and-run clashes, and acts of...
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.