Post Tagged with: "forced marriages"

18 May 2015 / May 18, 2015 10:13 am

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 […]

14 January 2015 / January 14, 2015 9:43 am

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 […]

3 November 2014 / November 3, 2014 1:28 pm

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 […]

7 October 2014 / October 7, 2014 2:40 pm

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 […]

8 July 2014 / July 8, 2014 11:13 am

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 […]

4 March 2014 / March 4, 2014 2:09 pm

A Former Child Bride is Hanged and Denied Her Last Wish to See Her Daughter

4th March 2014 – Justice for Iran (JFI) and Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML) condemn the hanging of Farzaneh Moradi, a 26-year-old woman charged with the murder of her husband. […]

2 February 2014 / February 2, 2014 6:46 pm

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 […]

2 February 2014 / February 2, 2014 6:00 pm

Forced Girl Marriages:The Death of One’s Reality

1 February 2014 / February 1, 2014 11:53 pm

Forced Girl Marriages: The Death of One’s Reality

In the memory of Farzaneh Moradi Who was forced to marry at the age of 15 Became a mother at the age of 16 Fell in love at the age […]

13 December 2013 / December 13, 2013 7:43 pm

Early and Forced Marriages in the Islamic Republic of Iran

  In response to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights call for civil society input on early and forced marriage, , Justice for Iran submitted this information.  To […]