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Children's Rights

May 3, 2019

UN Stresses Execution of Child Offenders in Iran “Absolutely Prohibited” by International Law

UN, GENEVA (3 May 2019) – The execution of two 17-year-old boys in Iran on charges of rape and robbery, after a trial that appears to have seriously breached fundamental due process guarantees, ...

March 15, 2019

UN Expert Concerned by Crackdown on Protests and Strikes in Iran

Iranian students clash with riot police during an anti-government protest around the University of ...

March 8, 2019

End Violence and Discrimination Against Women in Iran

Every day women in Iran experience discrimination and violence. Some groups are more vulnerable than others. Children, women with disabilities and senior women face extreme violence with little means of seeking legal protections. All branches of the Iranian government are responsible for protecting women's rights. ...

March 5, 2019

Autistic Children in Iran Segregated and Punished for Having Learning Disabilities   

Abdolreza Fouladvand, the head of the Education Department in Tehran Responding to news of an autistic child being treated ...

March 1, 2019

Lawyer of Juvenile Offender on Death Row Says Client Mohammad Kalhori Should be Pardoned

Despite being diagnosed with mental and emotional disorders, Mohammad Kalhori is facing imminent execution in Iran ...

March 1, 2019

Imprisoned Activist Atena Daemi May Have a Debilitating Disease But She’s Being Denied an MRI

Imprisoned civil rights activist Atena Daemi is being denied medical treatment despite possibly suffering from multiple sclerosis (MS), ...

February 27, 2019

New UN Report on Iran Notes Decline in Executions, Ongoing Executions of Child Offenders

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February 21, 2019

Abuse of 11-Year-Old Child Bride in Iran Sees Some Lawmakers Calling for Reforms

News of an 11-year-old girl in the Iranian city of Ilam being repeatedly raped after being illegally married off to a man four times her age has renewed protests by some members of Parliament against the law that allows child marriage. The child, referred to by ...

January 29, 2019

Autistic Individuals Deprived of Services and Medications Due to Costs, Lack of Insurance

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

November 15, 2018

Banning Imprisoned Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh From Seeing Her Children is Cruel and Unlawful

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October 30, 2018

UN Expert Says Human Rights Should Be at the Heart of the Response to Challenges Faced in Iran

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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 ...

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...

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 ...

October 19, 2018

Watered Down Domestic Violence Bill in Approval Stage Eight Years After Drafting in Iran

Hardliners Claim Bill Threatens Foundations of Iranian Families A heavily revised Bill for the Protection of Women Against Violence has ...

October 9, 2018

Listen to Iranian Political Prisoner Narges Mohammadi Sing a Love Song For Her Children

Narges Mohammad hasn't seen her children since she was imprisoned in Iran for her human rights activism more than three years ago. In this video she sings a love song for them during a ...

October 9, 2018

“Oppression Stops Life:” Narges Mohammadi Recounts Returning to An Empty Home

For the first time in more than three years, Iranian political prisoner Narges Mohammadi was ...

October 8, 2018

These Four Educators Were Behind Bars in Iran on World Teachers’ Day 2018

Four teachers are currently behind bars in Iranian prisons for engaging in peaceful trade union activities, according to Rassoul Bodaghi, a formerly imprisoned ...

September 25, 2018

Families of Iran’s Detained Environmentalists Urge Supreme Leader to Release Their Loved Ones

The families of environmentalists who have been detained for nearly eight months in Iran on unsubstantiated accusations of espionage ...

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Latest News

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    As Executions Surge in Iran, Prisoners Risk Their Lives to Protest the State's Killings
    June 8, 2026
  • A Collective Call from Inside Iran for Free and Equal Internet Access
    A Collective Call from Inside Iran for Free and Equal Internet Access
    May 28, 2026
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    Iran’s Baha’i Community Under Intensified State Attack Amid Escalating Domestic Repression
    May 19, 2026
  • Iran’s Execution Machine: Political Hangings Surge as Dozens Face Imminent Death
    Iran’s Execution Machine: Political Hangings Surge as Dozens Face Imminent Death
    April 30, 2026
  • UN Rights Chief Urges Halt to Executions, Warns of Escalating Repression Iran
    UN Rights Chief Urges Halt to Executions, Warns of Escalating Repression Iran
    April 29, 2026
  • 30 Legal Groups Call for Immediate Release of Detained Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and Her Husband Reza Khandan
    30 Legal Groups Call for Immediate Release of Detained Iranian Human Rights Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and Her Husband Reza Khandan
    April 14, 2026
  • Attacks on Essential Infrastructure Will Have Catastrophic Consequences for Millions of Civilians Across the Region
    Attacks on Essential Infrastructure Will Have Catastrophic Consequences for Millions of Civilians Across the Region
    April 6, 2026
  • At least 1,500 Arrested in Iran as State Intensifies Domestic Crackdown
    At least 1,500 Arrested in Iran as State Intensifies Domestic Crackdown
    March 31, 2026
  • Opinion: Iran is already ramping up its next war. Guess who the ‘enemy’ is.
    Opinion: Iran is already ramping up its next war. Guess who the ‘enemy’ is.
    March 25, 2026
  • Three Protesters Publicly Hanged in Iran; Dozens More At Imminent Risk of Execution
    Three Protesters Publicly Hanged in Iran; Dozens More At Imminent Risk of Execution
    March 19, 2026
  • Civilians Must Be Protected Across the Middle East
    Civilians Must Be Protected Across the Middle East
    March 5, 2026
  • Grave Concerns for the Safety of Political Prisoners and Detainees in Iran
    Grave Concerns for the Safety of Political Prisoners and Detainees in Iran
    March 2, 2026
  • Iran’s Machinery of Repression Escalates: Arbitrary Arrests, Torture, Enforced Disappearances, and Death Sentences After Protest Massacre
    Iran’s Machinery of Repression Escalates: Arbitrary Arrests, Torture, Enforced Disappearances, and Death Sentences After Protest Massacre
    February 25, 2026
  • UN Experts Demand Iran Reveal Fate of Detainees, Halt Executions
    UN Experts Demand Iran Reveal Fate of Detainees, Halt Executions
    February 20, 2026
  • Op-Ed: Iran’s Protests Have Ended. The State’s Terror Campaign Has Not.
    Op-Ed: Iran’s Protests Have Ended. The State’s Terror Campaign Has Not.
    February 16, 2026
  • Over 200 Schoolchildren Killed by Security Forces in Iran: ‘They’ve Effectively Massacred an Entire School’
    Over 200 Schoolchildren Killed by Security Forces in Iran: ‘They’ve Effectively Massacred an Entire School’
    February 12, 2026
  • Unreported Atrocities: Eyewitnesses Detail Massive and Deadly State Crackdown Against Protesters in Iran’s Provincial Cities
    Unreported Atrocities: Eyewitnesses Detail Massive and Deadly State Crackdown Against Protesters in Iran’s Provincial Cities
    January 30, 2026
  • Statement From Physicians in Iran: ‘Being a Doctor Is Not a Crime’
    Statement From Physicians in Iran: ‘Being a Doctor Is Not a Crime’
    January 29, 2026
  • UN Human Rights Council Extends Iran Fact-Finding Mission, Condemns ‘Deadliest Crackdown against Iranian People Since 1979 Revolution’
    UN Human Rights Council Extends Iran Fact-Finding Mission, Condemns 'Deadliest Crackdown against Iranian People Since 1979 Revolution'
    January 26, 2026
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