Welcome to CEDAW Iran

CEDAW

This section outlines the key provisions of the binding international treaty that upholds the rights of women, including the CEDAW Committee. This section also details the main mechanisms through which that Committee operates and some of its findings to date.

Impact of CEDAW

This section explores five areas related to the status of women where CEDAW and other international norms have made a contribution. The question asked within each area is firstly, how those norms address the topic at hand and secondly, how those findings relate to the situation of women in Iran.

Women in Iran

This section outlines the status of women in Iran in relation to rights, health, education and other key areas.

Developing Stories

Stories that we think our readers would be interested in:

Deprived of the right to study

About Us

This section explains who we are and why this webpage was set up.

Links

A non-exhaustive list of links to relevant organizations addressing the status and rights of women, particularly in Iran, is provided here. Please write in to suggest further additions.