Trailblazer of Change: The Revolutionary Legacy of Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain (9 December 1880– 9 December 1932), a pioneering Muslim feminist, educationist, and writer...
Women in History
Veronica Gambara: Renaissance Poet, Stateswoman, and Political Leader
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Trailblazer for Justice: The Life and Legacy of Shirley Anita Chisholm
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Mother Teresa: Saint of the Slums and Global Icon of Compassion
Mother Teresa, born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu on August 26, 1910, in Skopje (now North Macedonia), became...
Sofiya Kalistratova: Soviet Human Rights Defender and Dissident Lawyer
Sofiya Vasilyevna Kalistratova (6 September 1907– 5 December 1989) was a fearless Soviet lawyer, dissident, and...
Heroine of Humanity: The Courageous Life of Edith Louisa Cavell
Edith Louisa Cavell (4 December 1865 – 12 October 1915) was a pioneering British nurse, humanitarian,...
Breaking Legal Barriers: The Legacy of Judge Burnita Matthews
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Melchora Aquino: The Mother of the Philippine Revolution and a Timeless Symbol of Empowerment
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Noor Inayat Khan: The Forgotten Muslim Princess Who Fought the Nazis
Noor Inayat Khan, a descendant of Tipu Sultan, was a British resistance agent in Nazi-occupied France...
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...
Iranian Women Trapped by War, Poverty, and Domestic Abuse
The war and intensifying economic crises in recent months have exerted the greatest and most direct pressure on Iranian women,...
JINNEWS: An Account of Women Prisoners’ Resistance in Iran Amid Repression and Discrimination
Turkey’s JINNEWS, one of the region’s well-known news outlets covering women’s issues and human rights, published a report on June...
Iran’s Escalating Water Crisis: Energy Imbalance, Popular Protests, and the Role of Women
The Iran water crisis has transcended a mere climatic challenge, evolving into a structural catastrophe marked by severe ecosystem destruction...
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.