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Children's Rights

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 years of age was sentenced to death in Iran upon turning 18—despite the ...

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 in Iran (CHRI) has learned. The teenager, whose name has ...

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 letter to Iran’s judiciary chief by imprisoned human rights ...

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 day of imprisonment in Iran, has strongly condemned Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani for his ...

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 on a bill for the protection of children to prevent future cases of child abuse ...

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 Info Linking Acquittal to Supreme Leader’s Office Iranians have widely condemned the acquittal of well-known Quran ...

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 Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in Tehran’s Evin Prison and transferred to ...

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 Iran since anti-government protests erupted in the region in late December 2017, the Center for ...

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 better protect the rights of people living with disabilities in the country.  The lawmakers voted in ...

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 the basic rights of Iran’s persons with disabilities community. The Center for Human ...

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 protection of ...

October 20, 2017

After Years of International Condemnation, Iran Revises Death Penalty Policy

Amendment to Drug Law Could Result in Drastically Reduced Execution Rate After years of being pressured by the UN and other rights groups to reduce the country’s high execution rate, Iran’s Parliament has passed an ...

September 28, 2017

Q&A: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s Husband Speaks Out About Dual National’s Imprisonment in Iran

The husband of imprisoned Iranian dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe speaks to CHRI about her case and their lives since she was arrested by the Revolutionary Guards in April 2016. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe never imagined she would be ...

August 17, 2017

800 Activists Urge Iranian Parliament to End Child Marriage

Hundreds of Iranian women and children’s rights advocates in Iran are urging Parliament to prohibit underage marriage in the country. “In defense of children’s human rights, we call for an end to ...

August 10, 2017

Iran Executes Man Arrested at 15 Despite Commitment to Stop Executing Juveniles

Prominent Lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh: Case Had “Serious Holes” August 10, 2017–Iran has violated its international obligations by executing Alireza Tajiki, who was 15-years-old when he was arrested and 16 when he was sentenced to death, said the Center for Human ...

July 22, 2017

Impoverished Children Without Identification Documents Deprived of Education in Iran

Children without state-issued identification documents mostly from Iran’s underdeveloped border provinces are being denied education in Iran, attorney Osman Mozayan told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). Iran only provides education to citizens ...

July 20, 2017

UNESCO 2030 Educational Guidelines Scrapped by Iran Include Essential Protective Measures Against Child Abuse

Religious conservatives in Iran began opposing the ...

June 1, 2017

Top Reformist Campaign Staff Member Arrested in Front of Children Without Warrant

Reza Golestani, a senior staff member at the reformists’ election headquarters in Razavi Khorasan Province, northeastern Iran, was arrested at his home in the capital city of Mashhad, the Center for Human Rights in Iran ...

May 23, 2017

Rouhani’s Battle With Hardliners Over UN 2030 Educational Guidelines Follows Him Into Second Term

A major challenge for newly reelected President Hassan Rouhani is integrating guidelines from a UN agenda into the country’s educational system amid fierce opposition from hardliners ...

May 18, 2017

Imprisoned Children’s Rights Activist Atena Daemi Serving Seven Year Sentence Denied Medical Care

The chief physician of Evin Prison has refused to hospitalize imprisoned children’s rights activist Atena Daemi—currently serving a seven-year prison sentence for her peaceful activism—to receive urgent medical treatment ...

May 16, 2017

Rouhani’s Attempt to Adopt UNESCO Educational Guidelines Emerges as 2017 Election Issue

In the run-up to Iran’s presidential election on May 19, 2017, the country’s hardline supreme leader has strongly denounced the Rouhani government’s attempt to integrate guidelines from a UN agenda into the country’s educational ...

May 1, 2017

Political Prisoner Atena Daemi’s Health Worsens Four Weeks Into Hunger Strike Without Proper Care

Atena Daemi, a human rights activist serving a seven-year prison sentence for her peaceful activism, is in “critical” condition on the fourth week of her hunger strike...

April 18, 2017

“Be My Daughter’s Voice,” Pleads Mother of Hunger-Striking Activist Serving Seven Years

Imprisoned children and human rights activist Atena Daemi has been stricken with a kidney infection nine days after going on hunger strike to protest ...

April 12, 2017

Political Prisoner Narges Mohammadi Offered Furlough in Exchange for Silence

Mohammadi: Imprisonment Makes Me More “Determined” Imprisoned human rights defender Narges Mohammadi has been offered temporary release if she promises to be silent about her unjust sentence, her husband told the Center for ...

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Latest News

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    Jailed Iranian Director Jafar Panahi Hunger Strikes Against "Hostage-Taking"
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    Children’s Rights Advocates, Mainly Women, Targeted in Crackdown on Anti-State Protests in Iran
    February 1, 2023
  • Iran: Families of Detained and Killed Protesters Beaten, Threatened to Stay Silent
    Iran: Families of Detained and Killed Protesters Beaten, Threatened to Stay Silent
    January 25, 2023
  • Suspicious Deaths of Released Protesters in Iran Should be Investigated by UN
    Suspicious Deaths of Released Protesters in Iran Should be Investigated by UN
    January 19, 2023
  • Governments Worldwide Should Recall Ambassadors from Iran
    Governments Worldwide Should Recall Ambassadors from Iran
    January 12, 2023
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    Iran Protests: At Least 44 Defense Attorneys Arrested Since September
    January 10, 2023
  • Two More Men Executed in Iran in Connection with Protests, Others at Imminent Risk
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    Third Anniversary of Shooting Down of Ukrainian Passenger Plane, Still No Justice
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    January 5, 2023
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    Iranian Athletes Killed, Tortured, Sentenced to Death for Supporting Protests (Updated)
    January 4, 2023
  • Recommendations: Congress Can Play a Vital Role in Supporting the Protesters in Iran
    Recommendations: Congress Can Play a Vital Role in Supporting the Protesters in Iran
    December 21, 2022
  • Recommendations for the U.S. Congress on Iran
    Recommendations for the U.S. Congress on Iran
    December 21, 2022
  • Iran: Death Sentences and Imprisonment Used to Crush Dissent in Film and Theatre Industries
    Iran: Death Sentences and Imprisonment Used to Crush Dissent in Film and Theatre Industries
    December 20, 2022
  • Iran’s Courts Using Death Penalty Charges to Crush Protests
    Iran’s Courts Using Death Penalty Charges to Crush Protests
    December 15, 2022
  • Islamic Republic of Iran Expelled from UN Commission on the Status of Women
    Islamic Republic of Iran Expelled from UN Commission on the Status of Women
    December 14, 2022
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    Iran Protests: Children Killed and Tortured to Crush Dissent
    December 13, 2022
  • Lynching in Iran: Majidreza Rahnavard, 23, Publicly Hanged in State-Sponsored Murder
    Lynching in Iran: Majidreza Rahnavard, 23, Publicly Hanged in State-Sponsored Murder
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  • Executions in Iran: World Must Respond with Strong Action Against State Killings of Protesters
    Executions in Iran: World Must Respond with Strong Action Against State Killings of Protesters
    December 8, 2022
  • Iran Protests: Detained University Students Subjected to Sexual Assault, Disappearances
    Iran Protests: Detained University Students Subjected to Sexual Assault, Disappearances
    December 6, 2022
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