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Iran’s Hijab and Chastity Bill Underscores the Need to Codify Gender Apartheid
Iran's new bill shows why the U.N. Sixth Committee should include gender apartheid in the crimes against humanity treaty.

UN Fact-Finding Mission Should Recognize Gender Persecution in Iran
The 55th Session of the U.N. Human Rights Council should also include renewing the mandate of the fact-finding mission.

As the Government Turns Up the Heat, Iranians Need the World’s Support
Today, the international community should center its focus on the widespread, systematic abuse against women and girls in Iran and commit to coordinated action aimed at justice…

The Right to Protest Is Under Assault. Frontline Activists Show How to Fight Back.
Governments around the world are cracking down on protest rights; activists are documenting the playbook and building their own.

Saudi Arabia and Iran: The Politics of Détente
Senior diplomats from Saudi Arabia and Iran are meeting in Beijing tomorrow to discuss the next steps in restoring diplomatic relations following the Chinese-brokered agreement…

The U.N. Fact-Finding Mission: An Accountability Turn for Iran?
The creation of the first U.N. fact-finding mission on Iran signals that the world will not stand silent in the face of egregious human rights abuses.

Iranian Women’s Demands for Freedom Must Be Heard
Iranians continue to protest discriminatory rules in a bid to achieve gender equality.

Dancing with the ‘Devil’ in Iran: Why Negotiations with Tehran are Necessary
The United States cannot destroy Iran’s nuclear ambitions with bombs, and it will not go to war in the Middle East to impose regime change in Tehran.

National Security at the United Nations This Week
Security Council members condemn US policy shift on Israeli settlements, a Russia-sponsored cyber agreement that could pave the way for more Internet censorship moves forward,…
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