3,000-5,000 addicted babies born in Sistan and Baluchistan every year
Between 3,000-5,000 addicted babies are born in Sistan and Baluchistan Province every year from addicted mothers....
Women's News
Four women’s rights activists sentenced to 16 years and 8 months in prison
Four women’s rights activists have been sentenced to 16 years and 8 months in prison. Nahid...
99th woman hanged with husband in the Central Prison of Mashhad
A woman by the name of Maryam was hanged with her husband in the Central Prison...
Evidence of crimes against humanity during Iran protests in November
More information is leaking out every day about the massacre of defenseless people in Iran during...
Human rights lawyers call for independent probe of detention of protesters
Two human rights lawyers who are incarcerated in Evin Prison have sent out letters expressing concern...
Massoumeh Darabpour verified as 25th woman killed in Iran uprising
Another woman by the name of Massoumeh Darabpour has been identified in the new list of...
UN High Commissioner alarmed over crackdown on Iran protesters
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Friday, December 6, 2019, issued a...
Iran Student Day – solidarity with martyrs of Iran uprising
Braving heavy security measures, Iranian students observed December 7, the Student Day with their gatherings and...
Salbi Marandi, 80, received 70 lashes before being sent to prison
A sentence of 70 lashes was carried out on Salbi Marandi, an 80-year-old woman from Khoy,...
Labor activist Neda Naji is sentenced to 5.5 years in prison
Labor activist Neda Naji was sentenced to 5.5 years in prison for participating in peaceful Labor...
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...
Women, Resistance, Freedom: The Unbroken Lineage from Camp Ashraf to Iran’s Gen-Z Revolution
When an early morning raid struck Camp Ashraf at 5:00 AM on September 1, 2013, the goal of Iran’s clerical...
Working to Survive: Iranian Women Between Poverty, Exhaustion, and Lack of Labor Protection
For many Iranian Women, losing a job or failing to find sustainable employment is not just about being unemployed; it...
Victims at Home: Report on 15 Women Killed in One Month
Misogynistic laws lie at the root of violence against women in Iran Victims at Home: Report on 15 Women Killed...
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.