Iran: Acid attack victim abandoned without support
Ameneh Bahrami, an acid attack victim, faces numerous problems in living and treatment because the Iranian...
Women's News
Iran: Inhuman conditions of Bahaii women in Mashhad’s prison
Bahaii women are incarcerated in a small room in Vakilabad Prison, Mashhad (northeastern Iran). Their numbers...
Iran – women: 70 arrested in 2 night parties
Some 70 people were arrested in only two days for participating in night parties, in the...
Iran: 13-year stop on CEDAW deliberations
Deliberations on joining the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women has...
Mary Robinson appointed as UN special envoy for El Nino and climate
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon appointed former Irish President Mary Robinson as special envoy for El...
110 children and 53 women killed in Assad’s prisons in Syria
Some 60,000 people who have been killed in Bashar Assad's prisons in Syria, include 53 women...
Iran – women: Two labor activists summoned, questioned
Two Kurdish women were summoned to the Intelligence Department and interrogated for holding an International Labor...
Iran: Women’s bicycles impounded in Mashhad
Suppressive forces arrested female and male bicycle riders in the northeastern city of Mashhad on May...
Iran – Women: Mixed concerts and camping prohibited
Holding mixed-sex concerts and camping are strictly forbidden in the provincial unit of the Scientific-Application University...
Iran – Women: Four suicides in two days
Three teenagers and an elderly woman committed suicide in two days. A 16-year-old newly-wed in Mashhad,...
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...
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...
Iran Healthcare Workers Protest Against Severe Livelihood and Structural Crises
In the summer of 2026, an Iran healthcare workers protest wave highlights how the country’s health system faces chronic financial...
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.