U.S. slams violations of women’s rights in Iran
The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, has criticized the Iranian regime’s record on...
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Iran: Women will uphold less than 1% of government jobs
Ali Jamali Qomi, head of statistics, planning and human resources in Iran’s Management and Planning Organization,...
First Nowruz for former Gharchak Varamin prisoner
Elham Ferdowsi, a gifted college student studying economics, was a prisoner in the notorious Gharchak Varamin...
Iranian regime approves and rejects women’s presence in sports stadiums, all in one day
On April 4, 2015 state-run website ‘Khane Varzesh’ quoted a deputy of the Minister of Sports...
Iran: Harsh life of rug-weaving women and girls
Their hands are covered with callus. Every two weeks they have to clip the calluses so...
New proposed laws reduce Iranian women to ‘baby making machines’
If two new proposed laws are approved, Iranian women can face significant restrictions in use of...
Iran: Political prisoner transferred from Gharchak prison to Evin after threatening to stage hunger strike
Political prisoner Hakimeh Shokri, who was held in Evin Prison from December 2012, was illegally transferred...
Domestic violence backed by law in Iran
Based on a research carried out by the Office of Social Affairs of Iran’s Interior Ministry...
Unemployment rising among Iranian women
In Iran only 12% of women are employed, and 52% of those employed have unofficial jobs,...
Iran: ‘Guidance’ teams stationed to control women during the Iranian New Year
Mullah Mohammad Zarean, head of the Department of ‘Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice’, announced...
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...
Iran Child Abuse Crisis: Brutal Abuse of Girls Triggers Outrage
A shocking new case has once again intensified the Iran child abuse crisis, following horrific reports of violence against two...
24 International Athletes Call on the UN and Governments to Act Over Executions in Iran
Sport has taught us courage and the defense of freedom and human dignity Twenty-four International Athletes Champions from various disciplines...
Athletes Who Won Their Championship on the Battlefield for Freedom
In most countries, when athletes step onto national or international stages, they channel their efforts into fair competition, pursuing medals,...
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.