Post Tagged with: "early marriages"
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Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
you can read the PDF file from here Executive Summary and Key Recommendations Justice for Iran presents the following submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the […]
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Early marriages reach record levels in Iran as government ignores the international community recommendations to reform the law
Justice for Iran (JFI) – 18 May 2015: Despite its earlier promises, the Islamic Republic of Iran has taken no steps towards reforming the law and stopping the increase in early […]
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In the space of only one year, 276,000 under-age girls were married and 109,000 teenagers gave birth in Iran
Justice for Iran – 14 January 2015:The number of Iranian girls who got married between the ages of 10 and 14 reached its highest level in the year 1392 […]
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International Community: Iran must stop forced and early marriages and end discrimination against sexual minorities
Justice for Iran | 3 November 2014 – Illegalisation of forced and early marriages, banning forced sex change operations, and formal recognition of the rights of sexual minorities are among […]
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UN Special Rapporteur concerned with forced and early marriages ahead of the upcoming UPR on Iran
Justice for Iran | 28 October 2014 – During a Press Conference held on October 26, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Iran, Dr Ahmed […]
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Under Review: Girls and Women’s Right in Iran
During the first cycle of UPR on Iran, the Islamic Republic accepted at least ten recommendations that directly address the State’s duty to protect women and girls’ right to free […]
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JFI brief and recommendations on early marriage in Iran
To read the PDF version, please click here. During the first cycle of UPR on Iran, the Islamic Republic accepted at least ten recommendations that directly address the State’s duty to protect […]
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Letter to High Commissioner for Human Rights regarding early marriage in Irane
8 July 2014: Justice for Iran issues a letter to UN Human Rights Commissioner, Navi Pillay, regarding the harmful practice of early marriages involving girls in Iran and asks the High […]
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Farzaneh Moradi’s Hanging Scheduled for This Morning Now Delayed for a Month: Justice for Iran Demands A Retrial
Justice for Iran (JFI), February 2, 2014- The hanging of Farzaneh Moradi, a 26-year-old woman charged with the murder of her husband, scheduled for this morning, was delayed by a […]
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