Iran’s Parliament Votes to Allow Blind Candidates to Run for Seats
Amendment Requires Guardian Council’s Approval After years of advocacy efforts by defenders of the rights of people with disabilities in Iran, ...
Tag : Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
January 29, 2019
Autistic Individuals Deprived of Services and Medications Due to Costs, Lack of Insurance
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December 13, 2018
Activists Condemn Rouhani Government’s Minimal Proposed Funding For Disability Rights in Iran
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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), ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...