Thillaiyadi Valliammai: The Young Revolutionary Who Fought for Freedom
Thillaiyadi Valliammai, a young South African Tamil girl, became an unlikely yet pivotal figure in the...
Women in History
Sophia Scholl: The Courageous Voice of Resistance Against Nazi Tyranny
Sophia Magdalena Scholl, born on May 9, 1921, was a courageous German student and anti-Nazi activist,...
Harriet Tubman: The Legend Who Led the Way to Freedom
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Kasturba Mohandas Gandhi: The Woman Who Stood Beside the Mahatma
Kasturba Mohandas Gandhi (11 April 1869 – 22 February 1944) In the annals of India's fight...
March 8: The Story Behind International Women’s Day
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Bertha Wernham Wilson: Trailblazing Jurist Who Shattered Legal Barriers in Canada
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Anna Caroline Maxwell: The Nurse Who Led with Courage and Changed History
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Women in History – 5 October
1789 – Women of Paris march on Versailles during the French Revolution to confront Louis XVI...
Germaine Tillion: Resistance, Reason, and the Fight Against Evil
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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 Women Who Lost Their Lives in Iran’s January 2026 Uprising
Names That Must Not Be Forgotten Iranian women played a central and courageous role in the January 2026 uprising, standing...
Mothers Who Gave Their Lives for Freedom during January 2026 Uprising in Iran
Among those killed during the January 2026 uprising in Iran there are mothers whose names stand out—women who took to...
Amid the harshest trials and tribulations, your inspiring voice made my steps more steadfast
A letter from Vahid Bani Amerian to Aziz, the mother of the martyred Rezaeis Ms. Zahra Norouzi, who is known...
Ferdows Mahboubi (Mother Mosanna): 50 Years of Dedication to PMOI
Ferdows Mahboubi (Mother Mosanna), one of the steadfast supporters of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), passed away in...
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.