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 people with disabilities. News of severe injuries sustained by a blind man who fell ...

October 24, 2018

Discrimination and Inaccessibility Prevent Blind People From Obtaining Employment in Iran

Agency Tasked With Aiding People With Disabilities Fails to Fulfill Mandate Every October 15 is marked in Iran by White Cane Safety Day, which according to the National Federation of the Blind, ...

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 disabilities are not getting three percent of jobs allocated to them by law, Iran’s ...

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), the government has failed to implement effective measures to enable individuals with disabilities ...

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 based in the country told the Center for Human Rights in Iran ...

June 26, 2018

Iran: People With Disabilities Face Discrimination and Abuse

Brussels, June 27, 2018–People with disabilities in Iran face discrimination, abuse, and an inaccessible environment, Human Rights Watch and the Center for Human Rights in Iran said in a joint ...