They are not free people!!
Family Law: Husbands can prevent wives from working if deemed against family interest.
Child marriage is permitted, with girls marrying younger than boys.
Legal Testimony & Justice: A woman's testimony often counts for half that of a man's in court, and compensation for female victims in retributive justice is often half that for males.
Employment & Travel: Restrictions exist for married women applying for passports, traveling, choosing residence, and pursuing certain jobs, with no laws against firing pregnant women or ensuring equal pay. Domestic Violence: Women lack legal protection against domestic violence and sexual harassment.
Dress Code: Mandatory Islamic dress (hijab) for women and girls starting at age 9 has been enforced since the early 1980s.
Iran is one of
just six UN member states that are not party to the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). Under the Constitution,
the rights of women and girls are only equal to men and boys when these are deemed in conformity with the “Islamic criteria,” a vague requirement with no definition under Iranian law that has led to the adoption and implementation of laws and practices that discriminate directly or indirectly against women and girls in Iran.
Under Iranian law,
women and girls’ rights are not equal to those of men and boys when it comes to the age of criminal responsibility, rights to marriage, divorce, the custody of children, participation in public and political life, in sports and in arts, work, freedom of movement, the transmission of their nationality to their children, and more. Women’s and girls’ testimonies in courts
have no legal value for certain categories of crimes, while weights only the value of half that of a man’s in other cases. Women and girls are also entitled to lesser compensation for the violations of their rights.
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Law “to Support the Family by Promoting the Culture of Chastity and Hijab”, was ultimately approved by the Guardian Council
in September 2024 and should soon come into force.
The law consolidates measures already in place to enforce compulsory hijab and imposes additional severe penalties, such as fines and longer prison sentences, as well as restrictions on employment and educational opportunities for women and girls who do not comply with the discriminatory and degrading compulsory dress requirements. A year ago, in September 2023, UN experts
criticized the law (then bill), which “could be described as a form of gender apartheid.” The High Commissioner for Human Rights
stated that the “draconian” law (then bill) “flagrantly flies in the face of international law” and “must be shelved.”
Less than 14% of women participate in the labour force. Women are prohibited from holding the position of Supreme Leader, and cannot be appointed as judges. Only 14 women are currently members of Parliament, out of 290 seats.
Iranian law does not criminalize marital rape or other forms of domestic violence. Rape is not classified as a distinct crime under Iranian law. The only only crime of sexual assault recognized under Iranian law is the crime of “
zina” (sexual intercourse outside marriage) “without consent.”
The Penal Code provides various exemptions for husbands, fathers, and grandfathers who kill or assault their female relatives, including in the name of so-called “honor”. Article 1108 of the Civil Code stresses that
if a wife refuses to have sex with her husband without a “legitimate” excuse, she is not entitled to ‘spousal maintenance’.
If a woman is a victim of non-consensual zina, she must prove the offense in court with the confession from the perpetrator or the testimony from four male witnesses or equivalent. Because consensual sexual relations outside marriage are also illegal,
women who cannot prove the act was non-consensual risk being prosecuted themselves. They may face severe punishments like flogging, stoning, or even the death penalty under certain circumstances. The mandatory punishment for a perpetrator of non-consensual zina is the death penalty, which can deter women from reporting the crime.
Child marriage continues to be permitted under Iranian law. The legal minimum age for marriage is 13 years old for girls and 15 years old for boys, though girls who have reached the age of legal majority, 9 “lunar years” (about 8 years old and 9 months), can be married with parental consent and court approval. As a result,
9 lunar year old married girls and older are also subject to the laws governing women and girls’ lives in marriage, including Civil Code Article 1108’s obligation to fulfill the sexual needs of their husbands. With the permission of the court, the legal guardian has the right to marry for, and on behalf of, a minor daughter – legally sanctioning forced marriage.
Do NOT scream about the "evil's" of America/Israel and turn a blind eye to this!! You are 100% a hypocrite if you do. These people ARE NOT FREE!!!