human-rights

37 percent of faculty members are women and now 6,500 women are working as academic at universities.

In his campaign promises in May 2017, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani showed serious will to increase the participation of women in political and managerial...

On the subject of children, in each province on average there are 10 to 15 NGOs and charities related to children, and many are active on children nationwide...

Gelalak Beigizadeh,born in 1983, has been appointed as the first-ever female mayor in the city of MaravehTappeh, northern Golestan province.She is the...

In a message on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (25 November) saying that one out of three women...

The extensive efforts of members of Parliament and human rights NGOs to get the rights for religious minorities to run for town and city council elections...

The Islamic Parliament has recently started reviewing a draft bill, the aim of which is the amendment of Nationality Act with regards to children of Iranian...

Discriminations against women in oil industry will be removed and there will be no difference between the two genders for working or studying in oil-related...

The United Nations commemorated the anniversary of the ratification of the 1945 UN Charter on Tuesday, November 7, in Tehran, although the day is officially...

Child abuse is a problem born of cultural and economic poverty, the possible which through the legislation of preventive laws alongside strict...

The director of the National Welfare Organization said: “in the event of prior knowledge the Organization with the help of the Judiciary will prevent child...

The secretary of the Tehran Province Fight against Drugs Commission gave news of the opening of 2 centres for the treatment of mother and child addicts in...

“Iran has set a global precedent by opening the access of all refugees into its Salamat Universal Public Health Insurance (UPHI) which provides health...

One cannot understand the state of the world and the threats to the future of humanity without a sharp eye on the US. With the largest economy and half of...

A UN report by a group of experts belonging to the International Sanctions Committee against Yemen has confirmed the support provided by the United Arab...

King and son need to improve their image, so they use time-tested, go-to strategy of authoritarian regimes: Co-opt women

Peace is a calm condition, without concern and cause worry, conflict and confrontation. Peace is deemed a universal ideal. Peace is one of the oldest ideals...

The Rohingyas — or at least some Rohingyas — are now being projected as terrorists, as “Jihadists” out to kill Myanmar soldiers and civilians. Myanmar...

Saudi Arabian authorities have intensified their crackdown on freedom of expression, detaining more than 20 prominent religious figures, writers,...

It’s time for the international community to wake up to the nightmare the Rohingya are living through. The preliminary evidence points to these attacks being...