Leave No Child Behind: Providing Inclusive Education to Children With Disabilities
The UN held a conference focused on improving access to inclusive ...
Disability rights
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 inhumanely in a school, Iranian officials blamed the child and the parents for ...
February 4, 2019
Tehran Art Exhibition Showcases Works by Acid Attack Survivors
Victims Face Social Stigma and Inadequate State Laws and Services “How many more victims should acid take until it’s banned, or its trade is limited, or a new law is passed so not everyone dares to ...
January 29, 2019
Autistic Individuals Deprived of Services and Medications Due to Costs, Lack of Insurance
The mother of two autistic sons says there was no ...
December 28, 2018
People with Intellectual Disabilities in Iran Lack Crucial Services and Support
Government Does Not Differentiate Between Intellectual and Psychological Disabilities At least 1.5 million people were living with intellectual disabilities in Iran in 2018 but only 350,000 of them were registered with the State Welfare Organization (SWO) that ...
December 13, 2018
Activists Condemn Rouhani Government’s Minimal Proposed Funding For Disability Rights in Iran
A December 2018 meeting between disability rights activist and the head of Iran's Plan ...
December 12, 2018
Women and Girls with Disabilities Face Twice the Domestic Violence but State Provides Few Protections in Iran
“If I had a [state-provided] nurse to help me with personal daily chores, I would not have encountered so much violence.” “Sometimes my ex-husband hit me so harshly that I fell from my ...
December 1, 2018
Rouhani Cabinet’s Refusal to Allocate Funding for Disabilities Law Will Harm Millions
Law for the Protection of the Rights of Disabled Persons Requires Designated Funding Current Budgetary Allocations Will Not Allow Implementation of Many Measures December 1, 2018--Iran should fulfill its responsibility to fully implement its ...
November 23, 2018
Iran Must Pass Legislation to Protect Women Against Violence
Bill Languishing for Years, While Women Are Abused with Impunity Women with Disabilities and Other Vulnerable Groups Face Heightened Risk of Abuse November 23, 2018—The Iranian authorities must bring legislation protecting women from domestic violence that has ...
November 5, 2018
People With Albinism Struggle to Access Crucial Treatment and Support in Iran
In April 2018, Iran’s ...
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, ...