Civil rights activist Negisa Shahbazi has been forcibly disappeared
Civil rights activist Negisa Shahbazi has disappeared since August 1, 2018, when security forces arrested her....
Women's News
Michelle Bachelet approved as the UN new human rights chief
Michelle Bachelet was approved on Friday, August 10, 2018, by the UN General Assembly as the...
Iranian women actively participate in Ahvaz and Tehran protests
Iranian women actively participated in the protest rallies in Ahvaz, Karun and Tehran on August, 12...
Sahar Kazemi and Zahra Modarres-Zadeh arrested in Sanandaj, Karaj
Sahar Kazemi, a civil rights and environmental activist and an athletics coach from Sanandaj, was arrested...
Women, protesters cheated by Padideh Shandiz attacked in Mashhad
Women, protesters cheated by Padideh Shandiz in Mashhad were attacked on the eighth night of their...
Early marriages threaten health and safety of girl children in Iran
Early marriages threaten health and safety of girl children in Iran. Official figures indicate that 180,000...
Sufi women deprived of their rights at Varamins’ Qarchak Prison
Sufi women continue to be deprived of their basic human rights at Qarchak Prison in Varamin,...
Four young women committed suicide due to difficult life
Four young women took their own lives in the cities of Babol, northern Iran, Sarpol-e Zahab...
13,000 cases of child abuse in one year in just one province
13,000 cases of child abuse, registered during the Persian year 1396 (March 2017- March 2018) in...
The complaint by Shinabad girls obstructed by the Coroner’s Office
The complaint by Shinabad girls to receive compensation from the Education Ministry has been delayed by...
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...
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...
Day 2 of Free Iran 2026: Broad Support for 10-point plan and Criticism of Western Appeasement
On Sunday, June 21, 2026, the second day of the “Free Iran 2026 – Supporting the Democratic Alternative” conference was...
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.