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 Law for the Protection of the Rights of Disabled Persons...
Farhad Meysami (left), Nasrin Sotoudeh (middle) and Reza Khandan were all arrested in ...
Iran Only Country in the World That Bans Women From Football Stadiums FIFA Human Rights Body Recommends Using “Existing Leverage” For Iran to Comply With Human Rights Statutes November 27, 2018 – Heeding calls by women’s rights activists inside and outside Iran, governing football body FIFA has been urged in ...
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 been languishing for years to parliament and ratify it so ...
Serious Concern Expressed for Unlawful Executions and Arbitrary Detentions November 19, 2018 – With two more votes than the previous year, the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee approved a resolution urging Iran to address a list of human rights violations ...
Nasrin Sotoudeh smiles for a picture with her two children, Nima (left) and Mehraveh (middle). The ...
Hardliners Claim Bill Threatens Foundations of Iranian Families A heavily revised Bill for the Protection of Women Against Violence has been sent to the Iranian city of Qom for review by Shia scholars, according to Vice President for Women and Family Affairs Masoumeh ...
October 17, 2018 – After decades of activists peacefully campaigning against Iran’s state ban on women in sports stadiums, dozens of females were allowed to watch a men’s soccer match between the national team and Bolivia on October 16 in Tehran. Immediately after a limited number of ...
Zeinab Sekaanvand is Fifth Known Juvenile Offender Executed in Past Year October 2, 2018 – The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) condemns the execution of Zeinab Sekaanvand Lankarani who was charged with murder as a juvenile and hanged in violation of all international laws and ...
UN SRs on Human Rights Banned From Visiting Since 2005 The new special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Javaid Rehman, has requested that Iran break its 13-year ban on UN human rights experts visiting the country and allow him ...
Women’s rights advocate Maryam Azad was arrested by security agents at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport on September 25, 2018, after boarding a plane scheduled to fly to Istanbul, a source close to the family informed the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI). ...
Mobile Billboard with Photos of Iran’s Political Prisoners to Circle UN Headquarters During Meetings September 19, 2018—As President Hassan Rouhani comes to NY to attend the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) urges the international community to directly address ...
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