Imprisoned Iranian Activist Rushed to Hospital, Husband Calls For Her Release
Prominent Rights Defender Has Lost 16 Pounds in Short Time Span The husband of prominent Iranian political prisoner Narges ...
Children's Rights
August 7, 2018
Iran’s Child Protection Bill Includes Kids With Disabilities But Fails to Close Legal Loopholes
A bill in the final stages of Iran’s legislative process addresses the country’s legal vacuum regarding the abuse of children with disabilities but includes ...
July 29, 2018
Nine Years After It Was Drafted, Iran’s Parliament Begins Debating Child Abuse Bill
Bill Lacks Enforcement Mechanisms A bill drafted nine years ago in Iran to combat child abuse is finally being debated by Parliament following a number of ...
July 21, 2018
Political Prisoner Narges Mohammadi’s Sister Banned From Travel as State Continues to Harass Her Family
From her cell in an infamous Iranian prison, imprisoned human rights activist Narges Mohammadi has condemned Iran’s judiciary ...
July 21, 2018
Activists Note Serious Failings by Iranian Organization Tasked With Supporting People With Disabilities
As Iran’s State Welfare Organization (SWO) marked its 38th birthday, several people with disabilities...
July 11, 2018
Iranian Teens’ Televised “Confessions” For Social Media Postings Prompt Strong Outcry
IRIB Defends Decision to Air Clips of Teenagers Detained For Expressing Themselves Online An Iranian charity for children has condemned Iran’s state-run broadcasting organization for ...
July 10, 2018
Execution of Young Man for Crime Committed at Age 14 Shows Iran’s Blatant Disregard for Children’s Rights
Iran is one of world’s few countries executing juveniles; dozens currently on death row July 10, 2018—The execution of 19-year-old Chezani Sharahi by hanging ...
June 22, 2018
Child Refugees With Disabilities in Iran Struggle to Access Education and Healthcare
In interviews conducted by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) ahead of this year’s World Refugee Day...
May 16, 2018
Iran: Little Progress to Show UN on Disability Rights
Iran is facing a looming deadline to present its response to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) a ...
May 8, 2018
“Downtism Café” Launched as Iran’s First Business Staffed by People Living With Disabilities
Iran saw the opening of Downtism Café, the country’s first café staffed by people living with ...
April 15, 2018
Imprisoned Rights Defender Narges Mohammadi Gives Message of Hope and Strength in Accepting 2018 Andrei Sakharov Prize
April 15, 2018 -- Prisoner of conscience Narges Mohammadi was unable to accept the 2018 Andrei Sakharov Prize in person in Columbus, Ohio where ...
April 4, 2018
Iran’s Categorization of Autism As a “Special Disease” Is a Double-Edged Sword for Persons With Disabilities
The Iranian Parliament’s recognition of autism as a “special disease” will have positive and negative consequences for persons ...
March 10, 2018
Conservative Iranian Officials Outraged That Little Girls Were Allowed to Dance at Women’s Day Event
Iran’s ultra-conservative prosecutor general has demanded that the organizers of a Women’s Day event in the capital city ...
February 27, 2018
Iranian Criminal Court Sentenced Juvenile Offender to Death on Education Minister and MP’s Recommendation
Case Highlights Violations of Domestic and International Law and Judiciary’s Lack of Independence February 27, 2018–A young man who was incarcerated at 15 ...
February 26, 2018
15-Year-Old Illegally Held in Iranian Adult Prison After Pulling Down National Flag
Unnamed Boy Has Appealed His 15-Year Prison Sentence A 15-year-old boy is illegally being held in an Iranian prison for adults, the Center for Human Rights ...
February 22, 2018
Letter from Evin Prison Highlights Grim Plight of Political Prisoners in Iran
Rights Activist, Condemning Iranian Judiciary’s “Subservience” to Security Agencies, is One of Many Languishing Behind Bars February 22, 2018—The recent ...
February 20, 2018
1,000 Days in Prison: Narges Mohammadi Condemns Iranian Judiciary’s “Subservience” to Security Agencies
Human rights advocate Narges Mohammadi, who recently marked her 1,000th ...
February 12, 2018
Female Iranian MPs Demand Action on Stalled Bill Aiming to Preventing Child Abuse
Lawyers Point to Existing Laws and Lack of Enforcement as the Real Problem Some Iranian female lawmakers have called for immediate deliberations ...
January 31, 2018
Iranians Denounce Acquittal of Quran Reciter Accused of Sexual Abuse
Prominent Quran reciter Saeed Tousi shakes hands with Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Reformist MP Releases ...
January 26, 2018
Activists Atena Daemi and Golrokh Iraee Beaten and Transferred to Different Prison
Political prisoners Atena Daemi and Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee were beaten by agents of the Islamic ...
January 26, 2018
Unable to Locate Activists, Iran’s Intelligence Ministry Illegally Detains Their Family Members
The Iranian Intelligence Ministry has illegally detained or summoned close relatives of at least three activists from northwestern ...
December 22, 2017
Iran’s Parliament Overwhelmingly Agrees to Begin Deliberating Disabilities Rights Bill
With only two opposing votes, Iran’s Parliament has overwhelmingly passed the outlines of a bill designed to ...
November 30, 2017
Iran’s Parliament Should Pass Pending Disability Rights Bill
New Law Needed to Protect Rights of Iran’s Long-Neglected Disability Community November 30, 2017–New legislation currently pending in the Iranian parliament will, if passed, strengthen ...
November 15, 2017
Encouraging the Adoption of Disabled Children is a Good Idea That Needs Better Planning
A recent pledge by an Iranian official to provide financial assistance to families that adopt children with disabilities is a good idea that requires thoroughly examining the underlying issues and improving existing services ...
October 25, 2017
Bill for Protection of Children in Iran Stunted in Parliament Since 2011
Police forces simulate a child abuse case. Attorney: Social Welfare Organizations Lack Sufficient Resources Despite ongoing reports of disturbing cases of child abuse, Iran’s Parliament has failed to ratify a bill on the ...