Iran: 13-year stop on CEDAW deliberations
Deliberations on joining the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women has...
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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,...
Iran – Women: Denial of activist’s arrest, an Intelligence Ministry hoax
Arab environmental activist Zakieh Neisi was arrested on May 17, 2016. Ahwaz's intelligence department, however, has...
Iran – Women: Sister continues to be intimidated despite brother’s death
“After seven years, we are still not immune from frequent threats and harassments.” Maryam Karim Beigi,...
Iran: 60% of Isfahan’s female university graduates are looking for jobs
Sixty per cent of female graduates of the province are looking for jobs. Zahra Akhavan Nasab,...
Sign the Petition: Demand Urgent International Action to Protect Women Prisoners in Iran
Iran's Women Prisoners: A Human Rights Emergency Demanding Immediate International Action September 2026 To: The UN High Commissioner for Human...
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...
From a Strategic Paradigm Shift to a Vanguard Movement
The Journey of Women’s Leadership in the Iranian Resistance The period between October 18 and October 22 marks a pivotal...
Femicide in Iran: When the Law Grants Killers Impunity Instead of Protecting Women
One week, several victims: The true face of violence against women in Iran Femicide in Iran: In just a few...
When Mothers Manage Hunger: Shrinking Food Budgets for Women and Children in Iran
Poverty and deprivation move from the margins to the mainstream For many countries, World Food Day and the International Day...
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.