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11 Mar 2012, 5:42 pm by Georgialee Lang
However, most of Iran’s women’s organizations oppose the law saying that despite its goal of protecting women and their children, it further legitimizes polygamy in Iran, which is a violation of gender equality. [read post]
27 Mar 2011, 1:29 pm by Elise Auerbach
In the most recent report, the Secretary-General wrote, “the human rights situation in Iran has been marked by an intensified crackdown on human rights defenders, women’s rights activists, journalists and government opponents. [read post]
16 Dec 2023, 7:19 am
"In cities across Iran men and women of all ages are gyrating their hips, swirling their arms in the air, and chanting the song’s catchy lines, according to videos posted on social media, television news channels like BBC Persian and Iranians interviewed. [read post]
22 Nov 2022, 7:55 am by Tom Smith
An extreme climate of fear prevails in Iran as the crackdown intensifies.One Kurdish-Iranian woman, whom CNN is calling Hana for her safety, says she both witnessed and suffered sexual violence while detained. [read post]
19 Apr 2016, 11:00 am by Dave Aitel
And that could have real consequences for the men and women who serve the US. [read post]
Approaching the anniversary of Amini’s death, several international human rights organisations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, published reports that human rights violations have intensified in Iran throughout the year in an attempt by the authorities to suppress protests for women’s rights. [read post]
27 Aug 2007, 3:09 pm
[JURIST] Iranian 2003 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi [advocacy website, in Persian; JURIST news archive] said Monday that she has urged UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour [official website; JURIST news archive] to investigate allegations that the Iranian government has been detaining women's rights activists and charging them with national [read post]
6 Feb 2012, 4:22 pm by Kim Zetter
The ad, for Israel’s HOT cable service, features members of the Israeli comedy series Asfur who sneak into Iran in drag, dressed as Muslim women — possibly in mock reference to the time former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat escaped capture dressed as a Muslim woman. [read post]
24 Sep 2013, 12:35 pm by Kelly Buchanan
Bagley, The Iranian Family Protection Law of 1967: A Milestone in the Advance of Women’s Rights S.H. [read post]
16 Jul 2016, 11:43 am by Janine P. Geske
Most Americans do not readily think about traveling to Iran — especially women and, in my case, women who happen to be judges — given that the country’s Muslim laws generally limit females in society and specifically prohibit us from serving on the bench. [read post]
6 Apr 2015, 6:38 am by Andrew Hamm
Peterson, lawsuit involving Central Bank of Iran. [read post]
29 Jul 2008, 6:26 pm
Via Equality Now: Women's Action 29.2: Iran: Kobra Najjar Faces Imminent Execution by Stoning for Prostitution Equality Now is urgently concerned about Kobra Najjar, an Iranian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery who lost her final appeal for... [read post]
18 Oct 2018, 6:50 am by Shana Tabak
The WILIG Prominent Women in International Law Award honors those who have advanced women, gender, and women’s rights in international law. [read post]
” Other sanctioned individuals and entities include people from South Sudan, Iran, Syria and Myanmar. [read post]
24 Aug 2010, 1:29 pm by Elise Auerbach
Finally, he was forced to flee Iran into Turkey and has now arrived in Norway. [read post]
13 May 2020, 4:30 am by Karen Tani
Arzoo Asanloo (University of Washington, Seattle) wrote about "Lessons from the Suffrage Movement in Iran":The suffrage movement in Iran achieved its goal of formally enfranchising women in 1963, through a referendum in which women voted. [read post]