February 21, 2019

Abuse of 11-Year-Old Child Bride in Iran Sees Some Lawmakers Calling for Reforms

News of an 11-year-old girl in the Iranian city of Ilam being repeatedly raped after being illegally married off to a man four times her age has renewed protests by some members of Parliament against the law that allows child marriage. The child, referred to by ...

February 12, 2018

Female Iranian MPs Demand Action on Stalled Bill Aiming to Preventing Child Abuse

Lawyers Point to Existing Laws and Lack of Enforcement as the Real Problem Some Iranian female lawmakers have called for immediate deliberations ...

August 17, 2017

Imprisoned Activist Atena Daemi Slapped With New Charge For Demanding Medical Care

Activist Denied Care Despite Medical Examiner’s Recommendation Already serving a seven-year prison sentence, imprisoned children’s rights activist ...

May 9, 2016

Sexual Molestation Case Involving 9-Year-Old Exposes Iran’s Weak Child Protection Laws

The family of a nine-year-old girl from a village in northwestern Iran has vowed to pursue legal action against the well-connected ...

April 28, 2016

Four Iranian Rights Activists Summoned to Appear Together at Appeals Court

Rights activists Omid Alishenas, Atena Daemi, Ali Nouri and Aso Rostami have been summoned ...

February 17, 2016

Prisoner of Conscience Atena Daemi Released on Bail

The civil and children’s rights activist, Atena Daemi, has been released on bail until an Appeals Court hears the objections to her ...

December 21, 2015

No Bail Set or Appeals Court Date as Child Rights Activist Waits in Prison

Imprisoned children’s rights activist Omid Alishenas has been refused bail while waiting for the Appeals Court to hear his case. “Seven months have passed since Omid ...

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