For the first time, the complete text of Iran’s "Law to Protect the Rights of the Disabled" is available in English. A translation of the Persian-language law by the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) is accessible ...
A grieving mother who vowed to continue pursuing her slain son’s pursuit of freedom. A housewife who lost her life while trying to save a victim of state violence. A prisoner of conscience who ...
December 3 Marks International Day of Persons with Disabilities The International Day of Persons with Disabilities, begun by the UN in 1992, is observed each year ...
Millions of children with disabilities in Iran are being denied education. Center for Human Rights in Iran & Human Rights Watch interviewed dozens of people in Iran with kids who’ve been denied school enrollment because they’ve been unjustly labeled as “uneducable.” ...
Iran's Government Should Allow Kids With Disabilities to Be Educated Alongside Their Peers October 2, 2019 – Children with disabilities face discrimination and significant barriers in getting an education in Iran, Human Rights Watch and the Center for Human ...
People with disabilities and activists in Iran signed petitions and held several rallies in 2019 to protest the government's unlawful refusal to allocate a budget for the implementation of the Law to Protect the Rights of the ...
A 29-year-old woman set herself on fire outside a Tehran courthouse reportedly after hearing that she would have to serve six months in prison after being arrested while trying to enter a ...
Public transportation, roads, and buildings are frequently inaccessible in Iran, leading to increased accidents and isolation for people with disabilities. News of severe injuries sustained by a blind man who fell from a ...
Apple’s screen reader technology enables blind and low-vision people to ...
IRIB’s New Job Posting Demands New Hires Be Male, Muslim and Without Disability In its latest job posting, the Iranian state broadcaster, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), listed "complete health and lack of physical disability” and ...
Stigmatization of Disability Perpetuated by Widespread Use of Insulting Language Despite years of effort by disability rights activists and NGOs to change societal biases about disabilities and protect the dignity of this community, governmental authorities in Iran continue ...
Some 800,000 people live with Schizophrenia in Iran without crucial support and services. Here are 3 steps the government should take to help counter the severe stigmatization and rights violations faced by this vulnerable community. ...
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