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October 2, 2019

Children With Disabilities in Iran Denied Access to Inclusive Education

Iran's Government Should Allow Kids With Disabilities to Be Educated Alongside Their Peers  October 2, 2019 – Children with disabilities face discrimination and significant barriers ...

August 28, 2019

Blind Man’s Life-Threatening Fall Highlights Iran’s Lacking Safety Measures for People With Disabilities 

Public transportation, roads, and buildings are frequently inaccessible in Iran, leading to increased accidents and isolation for ...

May 14, 2019

Government Unlawfully Failing to Implement Disability Rights Law

A year after Parliament ratified the Law for the Protection of the Rights of Persons With Disabilities, the Iranian government has approved only ...

March 28, 2019

Leave No Child Behind: Providing Inclusive Education to Children With Disabilities

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December 12, 2018

Women and Girls with Disabilities Face Twice the Domestic Violence but State Provides Few Protections in Iran

“If I had a [state-provided] nurse to help me with personal daily chores, I would not have encountered so much ...

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 ...

November 23, 2018

Iran Must Pass Legislation to Protect Women Against Violence

Bill Languishing for Years, While Women Are Abused with Impunity Women with Disabilities and Other Vulnerable Groups Face Heightened Risk of ...

November 5, 2018

People With Albinism Struggle to Access Crucial Treatment and Support in Iran

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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), ...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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