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Disability rights

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, ...

October 5, 2018

Iran’s Deaf Community Launches Campaign Urging Government to End Discrimination

Sign language interpreters at a gathering in Tehran on the occasion of 2018’s International ...

September 25, 2018

Iran Should Fulfill Its UN Commitments and Recognize Sign Language

September 25, 2018—On the occasion of the International Day of Sign Languages and International Week of the Deaf, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) urges the Iranian government to officially recognize sign language and ...

September 13, 2018

Families Supporting Children With Disabilities Struggle to Obtain Supplies in Iran’s Troubled Economy

The mothers of two children with spinal disabilities in Tehran Province told the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) that they are unable to obtain diapers, urinary catheters and other necessary sanitary products ...

September 6, 2018

Welfare Reps Presence Required at Job Interviews for People with Disabilities

New Requirement Meant to Address Employment Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities In response to criticism that persons with disabilities are not getting three percent of jobs allocated to them by law, Iran’s ...

August 22, 2018

Iranian Law Should Allow People With Disabilities to Make Their Own Legal Decisions

Ten years after Iran’s Parliament ratified the UN’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the government has failed to implement effective measures to enable individuals with disabilities ...

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 loopholes that put those children at risk, according to experts. Article 3 of ...

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 based in the country told the Center for Human Rights in Iran ...

June 30, 2018

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June 26, 2018

Iran: People With Disabilities Face Discrimination and Abuse

Human Rights Watch and the Center for Human Rights in Iran conducted in-depth interviews with 58 women and men with various disabilities, as well as with disability rights advocates and specialists across Iran. The World Health Organization and World Bank estimate that 15 percent of ...

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, June 20, 2018, several Afghan refugees in Iran described difficulties accessing basic ...

June 18, 2018

Iran Defends Its Record on Supporting Persons With Disabilities But Serious Discrimination Persists

The head of the Welfare Organization of Iran Anoushirvan Mohseni-Bandpey at ...

May 29, 2018

Iranian Education Ministry’s Job Requirements Prevent People With Disabilities From Applying

Iran’s Education Ministry is violating Iranian law and the country’s commitments to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities (CRPD) with job application requirements that prevent ...

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 year after the UN body gave the Iranian government three recommendations for upholding and ...

May 14, 2018

10 Things Everybody Should Know About Interacting With People Living With Disabilities

 There's a new and growing conversation about disability rights in Iran. Here are 10 ways we can treat people with disabilities as equals and with respect. We all have 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 disabilities including down syndrome and autism, on May 1, 2018. “Certainly these ...

April 28, 2018

Footage of Minors Being Abused at Disabilities Center in Iran Highlights Lacking Legal Protections

Leaked video footage showing staff members at the Saraye Mehrabani Care Center in the city of Rasht, northern Iran, physically abusing minors with disabilities has highlighted the lack of ...

April 7, 2018

Inaccessible Louvre Exhibit Highlights Ongoing Challenges For Persons Living With Disabilities in Iran  

A popular exhibition by the Louvre Museum in Paris at the National Museum of Iran has come under criticism because it is inaccessible to people living ...

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 living with the disability in Iran according to an Iranian disability rights advocate. “Of course the steps taken ...

March 2, 2018

Guardian Council Rejects Bill That Could Protect Rights of People Living With Disabilities in Iran

Guardian council meeting Iran’s Guardian Council has rejected a proposed bill that would make it a legal right for people living with disabilities ...

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 ...

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Latest News

  • As Eight Prisoners Face Finger Amputations, UN Calls on Government in Iran to Cease the Torture Once and For All
    As Eight Prisoners Face Finger Amputations, UN Calls on Government in Iran to Cease the Torture Once and For All
    June 22, 2022
  • In Cahoots with the State, Iranian Court Sentences Lawyers, Activists Trying to Sue Officials to Prison
    In Cahoots with the State, Iranian Court Sentences Lawyers, Activists Trying to Sue Officials to Prison
    June 22, 2022
  • UN Secretary General Condemns Increasing Executions, Worsening Repression in Raisi’s Iran
    UN Secretary General Condemns Increasing Executions, Worsening Repression in Raisi's Iran
    June 21, 2022
  • International Community Should Call on Iran to End Punitive Amputations
    International Community Should Call on Iran to End Punitive Amputations
    June 15, 2022
  • UN Experts Alarmed by Civil Society Crackdown in Iran
    UN Experts Alarmed by Civil Society Crackdown in Iran
    June 15, 2022
  • Policy Briefing: Human Rights in Iran and U.S. National Security Interests
    Policy Briefing: Human Rights in Iran and U.S. National Security Interests
    June 14, 2022
  • Rights Groups Call on Meta to Fix Persian Content Moderation for Instagram
    Rights Groups Call on Meta to Fix Persian Content Moderation for Instagram
    June 9, 2022
  • Open Letter by Former Cellmates of Imprisoned Conservationists in Iran
    Open Letter by Former Cellmates of Imprisoned Conservationists in Iran
    June 7, 2022
  • Iran Should Be Ejected from ILO’s Governing Board Says Iran’s National Teacher Organization
    Iran Should Be Ejected from ILO’s Governing Board Says Iran’s National Teacher Organization
    June 3, 2022
  • 85 Lawyers Call on Iranian Government to Respect Right to Protest
    85 Lawyers Call on Iranian Government to Respect Right to Protest
    May 26, 2022
  • As Millions Face Poverty, Iran’s Government Dissolves Largest NGO for the Poor
    As Millions Face Poverty, Iran’s Government Dissolves Largest NGO for the Poor
    May 26, 2022
  • Protesters Killed While Iran’s Government Blocks Internet and Media Coverage
    Protesters Killed While Iran’s Government Blocks Internet and Media Coverage
    May 17, 2022
  • UN Urges Iran to Revoke Execution of Swedish Academic Ahmadreza Djalali
    UN Urges Iran to Revoke Execution of Swedish Academic Ahmadreza Djalali
    May 17, 2022
  • Iran Protesters at Risk of Lethal State Violence
    Iran Protesters at Risk of Lethal State Violence
    May 12, 2022
  • Activists Urge UN Rep to Meet Them During Trip to Iran
    Activists Urge UN Rep to Meet Them During Trip to Iran
    May 12, 2022
  • Khuzestan Protests: Fears of Another Bloody Crackdown   
    Khuzestan Protests: Fears of Another Bloody Crackdown  
    May 9, 2022
  • Iran’s Execution Threat Against Swedish Scientist Aimed at Thwarting War Crimes Trial
    Iran’s Execution Threat Against Swedish Scientist Aimed at Thwarting War Crimes Trial
    May 4, 2022
  • Dozens of Teachers Arrested in Iran During Workers’ Day Protests
    Dozens of Teachers Arrested in Iran During Workers’ Day Protests
    May 2, 2022
  • Interview: Atena Daemi was Jailed in Iran for Advocating Women’s Rights. Now She’s Free and Refusing to be Silent
    Interview: Atena Daemi was Jailed in Iran for Advocating Women's Rights. Now She's Free and Refusing to be Silent
    April 27, 2022
  • Joint Statement: Iran Should Stop Persecuting Families Seeking Justice for State Atrocities
    Joint Statement: Iran Should Stop Persecuting Families Seeking Justice for State Atrocities
    April 7, 2022
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