Autistic Individuals Deprived of Services and Medications Due to Costs, Lack of Insurance
The mother of two autistic sons says there was no ...
Children's Rights
January 15, 2019
UK Foreign Secretary: Iran’s Treatment of Zaghari-Ratcliffe “Breach of Human Rights”
Jeremy Hunt Summons Ambassador to Tehran Following Revelations Iran Pressured Dual National to Spy UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt summoned Iran’s ambassador to Tehran on January 14, 2018, the day Iranian ...
December 28, 2018
Outrage After Judicial Parliamentary Committee Rejects Bill to Ban Child Marriages in Iran
Two years after it was introduced to Iran’s Parliament, the parliamentary Committee for Judicial and Legal Affairs has rejected a bill to ban marriage for girls under the age of 13. Civil rights advocates responded to the ...
December 21, 2018
Bill to Ban Child Marriages in Iran Facing Implacable Opposition by Religious Conservatives
Legislation Banning Marriages of Girls Under the Age of 13 Remains Stalled A proposed bill seeking to ban child marriage in Iran continues to face stiff opposition amongst conservative lawmakers and religious figures, and remains stalled ...
December 20, 2018
Open Letter From Evin Prison: Narges Mohammadi Calls on Tehran Prosecutor to Stop Denying Her Medical Treatment
Iranian political prisoner Narges Mohammadi has written an open letter calling on Jafari Dowlatabadi, the prosecutor general of Tehran, to stop denying her medical treatment. According to her letter, Mohammadi has not ...
December 18, 2018
Delays in Ratification of Bill for Protection of Children Means More Violence and Abuse
Latest Delay: Guardian Council Objects to Punishing Negligent Parents Parliament’s Judiciary Commission Must Find Compromise Language on Parental Neglect to Ensure Passage of Bill “Each day’s delay in its ratification means children will continue to be unprotected ...
December 12, 2018
Political Prisoner Saeed Shirzad Could Lose Kidney From Lack of Proper Medical Care
Iranian political prisoner Saeed Shirzad could lose a kidney if Iranian authorities continue to refuse to hospitalize him outside of Rajaee Shahr Prison where he has been held for the ...
November 15, 2018
Banning Imprisoned Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh From Seeing Her Children is Cruel and Unlawful
Nasrin Sotoudeh smiles for a picture with her two ...
October 30, 2018
UN Expert Says Human Rights Should Be at the Heart of the Response to Challenges Faced in Iran
Javaid Rehman was appointed as the third Special Rapporteur ...
October 25, 2018
Lawyer Vows to Seek Justice After Prominent Iranian Activist’s Corpse Found Burned in Car
The corpse of Iranian activist Farshid Hakki was found burned in the trunk of his car near his home in Tehran on October 17, 2018. The lawyer representing the family ...
October 24, 2018
Discrimination and Inaccessibility Prevent Blind People From Obtaining Employment in Iran
Agency Tasked With Aiding People With Disabilities Fails to Fulfill Mandate Every October 15 is marked in Iran by White Cane Safety Day, which according to the National Federation of the Blind, ...
October 22, 2018
International Community Must Establish Mechanisms to Sell Humanitarian Goods to Iran, Iranian Government Must Ensure Affordability
Access to Medicines and Basic Foods in Iran Must Be Protected Economic Mismanagement and Sanctions Combine to Endanger Economic and Social Rights of Iranians, Poor at Greatest Risk October 23, 2018—With the full reinstatement of US sanctions on Iran ...