Benazir Bhutto – Prime Minister of Pakistan
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Women in History
Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (Hindustani: )November, 16 1917 – October, 31 1984) was the third Prime Minister...
Assia Djebar, Algerian women’s rights activists passed away
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Susan Brunel Antony
Born: February, 15 1820 in Addams, Massachusetts Died: March, 13 1906 (86 years old) in Rochester,...
25 November 1999- Struggling with ‘violence against women’
Upon the request of the Dominican Republic on November 25, 1999, the UN named this day...
Biography of Sabeen Mahmud
For human right activists, Sabeen Mahmud is a well-known name. A freedom loving woman in Pakistan,...
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...
How Internet Blackout in Iran Forces Women into Structural Poverty
The internet blackout in Iran—which is now entering a phase of drip-fed restoration after nearly three months of absolute blockage—has...
The Crimson Diary Under the Daily Shadow of Femicide in Iran
What follows is merely a horrifying glimpse into leaked news from an incredibly brief period—from mid to late May 2026....
Aziz Rezaei: Mother of Resistance, Teacher of Steadfastness
In the contemporary history of Iran, there are names that live not merely as memories, but as paths. The name...
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.