DONATE
فارسی | ENGLISH
Center for Human Rights in Iran Center for Human Rights in Iran
DONATE
  • Home
  • Press Releases
  • Issues
    • Right to Protest
    • Right to Health
    • Internet Freedom
    • Dual and Foreign Nationals
    • Disability Rights
    • Women’s Rights
    • Children’s Rights
    • Labor Rights
    • Right to Education
    • Art, Culture, Society
    • Prisoners / Arrests
    • Free Expression
    • Religious Freedom
    • Human Rights Defenders
    • Ethnic Discrimination
    • Assembly / Association
    • The U.N. and Iran
    • Executions / Life
    • Torture
    • Unfair Trials
  • Publications
  • Multimedia
    • Videos
    • Fact Sheets
    • Posters
    • GIFs & Graphics
    • Illustrations
    • Editorial Cartoons
    • Interactive
  • About Us
    • Donate to CHRI
    • Press Kit
    • Who We Are
    • What We Do
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Sign Up
  • Careers
Go to...

Women's Rights

President Rouhani’s Draft Citizenship Rights Charter: English Translation

President Rouhani’s Draft Citizenship Rights Charter: English Translation

January 23, 2014

The full English text of the Draft Citizenship Rights Charter proposed by President Hassan Rouhani and widely circulated for feedback, is available thanks to UN Special Rapporteur Ahmed Shaheed and the Human Rights in Iran Unit at the City University of New York – Brooklyn College. ...

Culture Minister Asks Judiciary to Provide More Freedom of Expression

Culture Minister Asks Judiciary to Provide More Freedom of Expression

January 15, 2014

Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati publicly stated that the Iranian Judiciary should join the Rouhani administration in providing more freedom of expression to Iranian media and artists, drawing strong criticism from Iran’s Prosecutor General and Spokesperson for the Judiciary Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejehi for his remarks to Al Jazeera. ...

Rouhani’s Citizenship Rights Charter Contradicts Constitution, Says Iranian Lawyer

Rouhani’s Citizenship Rights Charter Contradicts Constitution, Says Iranian Lawyer

January 9, 2014

In an exclusive interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, lawyer and human rights activist Mehrangiz Kar analyzed the various problems with the draft Citizenship Rights Charter presented by Hassan Rouhani last November, saying it is a “hodge podge of things” that both repeats and contradicts the Constitution, and it needs a ...

Cartoon 75: Women’s Education

Cartoon 75: Women’s Education

January 8, 2014

Iran is currently reviewing education and family planning policies to try to reverse the declining birthrate in the country. Alireza Aliahmadi, head of the "Commission to Develop an Islamic-Iranian Lifestyle Model" within the ...

650 Activists Say New Population and Family Plan Would Stifle Women

650 Activists Say New Population and Family Plan Would Stifle Women

January 7, 2014

More than 650 Iranian citizens and civil activists have issued a statement objecting to the “Comprehensive Population and Family Excellence Plan” currently on the Iranian Parliament’s agenda, arguing that the plan would place undue restrictions on women’s employment and educational opportunities. ...

Intelligence Ministry May Be More “Flexible” in Respecting Human Rights, Says Lawyer

Intelligence Ministry May Be More “Flexible” in Respecting Human Rights, Says Lawyer

January 3, 2014

Ghasem Sholeh Sadi, lawyer and former Member of the Parliament and political prisoner, told the International Campaign for Human Rights that he is somewhat optimistic about the consequences of the draft Citizenship Rights Charter presented by President Hassan Rouhani in November. ...

Rights Lawyer Says Iran Needs Existing Laws Enforced, not a New Charter

Rights Lawyer Says Iran Needs Existing Laws Enforced, not a New Charter

January 3, 2014

Lawyer and member of the Defenders of Human Rights Center Mahnaz Parakand discussed necessary steps for implementing human rights protections in an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. “Before thinking to design a Citizenship Rights Charter, we must implement the Iranian Constitution, even with all its shortcomings. Many of the articles ...

Rights Lawyer Says Citizenship Rights Charter Is “Distraction”

Rights Lawyer Says Citizenship Rights Charter Is “Distraction”

January 3, 2014

In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, lawyer Khalil Bahramian, who has represented many political prisoners, said the draft Citizenship Rights Charter is just a distraction for the public. ...

Rouhani Delivered on Rights Charter Promise “Immediately,” but Issue Is with Implementation, Says Lawyer

Rouhani Delivered on Rights Charter Promise “Immediately,” but Issue Is with Implementation, Says Lawyer

January 2, 2014

In an interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, lawyer Farideh Gheirat said that the draft Citizenship Rights Charter presented by Hassan Rouhani in November is almost exactly like the Iranian Constitution in substance, just with different phrasing. Gheirat added that there was no need to draft a new Charter that was ...

Guardian Council May Approve Citizenship Rights Charter, Says Lawyer

Guardian Council May Approve Citizenship Rights Charter, Says Lawyer

January 2, 2014

President Hassan Rouhani’s draft Citizenship Rights Charter, currently before the Guardian Council, may win approval, lawyer and head of the National Iranian Bar Associations Union Bahman Keshavarz told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. ...

Prominent Activist Cites Numerous Omissions in Citizen Rights Charter

Prominent Activist Cites Numerous Omissions in Citizen Rights Charter

December 31, 2013

In a interview with the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Narges Mohammadi, human rights activist and spokesperson for the Defenders of Human Rights Center, acknowledged that the Citizen Rights Charter was a positive step, but noted that the draft document contained many serious shortcomings that needed to be addressed. ...

Nasrin Sotoudeh Home Raided and Looted Two Weeks After 2012 Sakharov Prize Delivered

Nasrin Sotoudeh Home Raided and Looted Two Weeks After 2012 Sakharov Prize Delivered

December 27, 2013

Two weeks after a Euroepan Parliament delegation met with Nasrin Sotoudeh in Tehran to present the 2012 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, the human rights lawyer’s home has been ransacked and looted in the family’s absence. ...

Draft Citizenship Charter Will Allow Continued Rights Violations say Human Rights Groups

Draft Citizenship Charter Will Allow Continued Rights Violations say Human Rights Groups

December 27, 2013

In a letter addressed to Hassan Rouhani, Iran's President, Human Rights Watch and the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran expressed appreciation for the draft Citizenship Rights Charter, but expressed deep concern over the consultation ...

Podcast 62: Persis Karim on Literature of the Iranian Diaspora

Podcast 62: Persis Karim on Literature of the Iranian Diaspora

December 4, 2013

In today’s podcast, Persis Karim talks about the literature of the Iranian diaspora and the creative restrictions on writers within Iran. ...

UN Shows Strong Support for Human Rights in Iran with 83-to-36 Vote

UN Shows Strong Support for Human Rights in Iran with 83-to-36 Vote

November 19, 2013

The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran welcomes the United Nations General Assembly’s Third Committee vote today overwhelmingly supporting human rights in Iran, and urges the Iranian government to comply with UN human rights mechanisms and take concrete steps to address the ongoing violations in the country. ...

25 NGOs Urge UN Third Committee to Pass Iran Human Rights Resolution

25 NGOs Urge UN Third Committee to Pass Iran Human Rights Resolution

November 15, 2013

As the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee prepares to vote on the resolution on the promotion and protection of human rights in Iran, 25 human rights organizations have joined together to urge member states to vote in favor of the resolution. ...

XIII International Human Rights Colloquium

XIII International Human Rights Colloquium

October 18, 2013

Over 100 human rights advocates from 40 countries are convening in São Paulo, Brazi, from October 12 to 19, to discuss “A New Global Order in Human Rights? Actors, Challenges and Opportunities” at the 13th International Human Rights Colloquium organized by Conectas Human Rights. This post will be updated regularly throughout the conference. ...

Fulfilling Promises: A Human Rights Roadmap for Rouhani

Fulfilling Promises: A Human Rights Roadmap for Rouhani

August 21, 2013

During his 2013 presidential campaign, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani promised to uphold the “rights of the people” enumerated in the country’s constitution. Millions of his supporters demanded social and political rights, including the release of political prisoners from prison and house arrest. In ...

Rouhani Should Honor Voters’ Demand for Human Rights

Rouhani Should Honor Voters’ Demand for Human Rights

August 21, 2013

Iranian president Hassan Rouhani should take concrete steps to curb widespread human rights abuses by the government of Iran and reinstate the rule of law in the country, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran said today. ...

Cartoon 57: Elham Aminzadeh, Rouhani’s VP for Legal Affairs

Cartoon 57: Elham Aminzadeh, Rouhani’s VP for Legal Affairs

August 14, 2013

On August 11, President Hassan Rouhani appointed Elham Aminzadeh to the post of Vice President for Legal Affairs, touting her “scientific, legal, and legislative qualifications and credentials.” Though some activists have welcomed her appointment after much criticism of Rouhani’s all-male cabinet, many are concerned about her history of denying human rights abuses. ...

Journalist Completes Prison Sentence, Sotoudeh Released on 4-day Furlough

Journalist Completes Prison Sentence, Sotoudeh Released on 4-day Furlough

June 26, 2013

Imprisoned lawyer and human rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh was released from Evin Prison on furlough on Sunday, June 23. Journalist Jila Baniyaghoub was also released from Evin Prison on the same day after completing her one-year prison sentence. ...

UN Experts Decry Discrimination Against Women Candidates, Imprisonment of Journalists

UN Experts Decry Discrimination Against Women Candidates, Imprisonment of Journalists

May 29, 2013

In a statement released today, five United Nations human rights experts warned that Iran is seriously violating international law by its continued discrimination against women presidential candidates and the ongoing suppression of the press, as well as its violations of freedoms of association and assembly. The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran welcomes the ...

UN Committee Finds Widespread Discrimination Against Baha’is in Iran

UN Committee Finds Widespread Discrimination Against Baha’is in Iran

May 24, 2013

In a report issued May 21, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights found that Baha’is face “widespread and entrenched discrimination” in Iran, particularly in employment and education. The report also covered several other pressing human rights issues in Iran, including discrimination against women and ethnic minorities, as well as the lack of ...

Podcast 59: Nayereh Tohidi on Women and Higher Education in Iran

Podcast 59: Nayereh Tohidi on Women and Higher Education in Iran

May 21, 2013

Our guest today is Dr. Nayareh Tohidi, Professor of Gender & Women Studies at California State University, Northridge, talking about Iranian government restrictions on women in higher education. ...

Podcast 58: Elahe Amani on Stoning and Women’s Rights in Iran

Podcast 58: Elahe Amani on Stoning and Women’s Rights in Iran

April 18, 2013

“In late February of 2012, Iran announced that ‘We reformed the penal code, and there is a ban on death penalty by stoning and execution of minors.’ But . . . during the course of [the] last three decades, stoning has been claimed to be banned and then practiced,” gender, peace, and social justice activist ...

1 … 21 22 23 … 25
×

Stay
Informed

Get updates on the latest
human rights issues in Iran

Sign up for CHRI's newsletter.


Get the latest Iran updates. Sign up for our newsletter.

Lists*

© 2019 Center for Human Rights in Iran (formerly known as International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran)