Women Rights
Women, Gender, and Climate Change: A Report from the 66th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women / Elaheh Amani
The 66th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was held in March 2022, both in person and virtually. Government delegations were present in person, but most activities from government women’s organizations, feminists, women’s rights activists, and other civil society organizations were held online. Women’s rights defenders and feminist organizations […]...
Read MoreThe issue of cardboard sleeping in Iran discussed with Hossein Hatami, member of the Social Commission of Parliament / Ali Kalaei.
Experts in the field of social pathology in Iran speak of reaching the age of cardboard sleeping at twelve years old. (1) Members of the Tehran City Council refer to cardboard sleeping as a type of “lifestyle.” (2) And in the last days of autumn last year, the Deputy of Social Support of the Welfare, […]...
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Created By: Ali KalaeiConversation with women who have reached the pinnacle of success from the days of sleeping in cardboard boxes / Nazanin Zekayi
On the 23rd of Bahman month in the year 1400, the steps of two young heroines, one 18 years old and the other 38 years old, reached the first and third place of the national Karate competition in the Kyokushin IFK style in Europe. These girls, who are now leaving for Spain to taste the […]...
Read MoreConversation with Fatima Babakhani, manager of the safe house “Mehrshams Afarid”/ Azar Taherabadi
گفتگوی زنان و عضویت در شورای اجرایی سازمان زنان اشاره کرد Fatima Babakhani is a graduate of law and an activist for women’s rights. Her activities in the field of women’s rights include being the editor-in-chief of the women’s dialogue magazine and being a member of the executive council of the women’s organization. “Women’s progress” […]...
Read MoreExamining the Impact of Gender on a Social Problem Called “Cartoon Sleeping” / Nasim Sultanbeigi
The main character of the book. My sad memories of my beloved ones. The journalist is an elderly person who wants to give himself a crazy night of love with a young girl on the eve of his ninetieth birthday; a decision that ultimately fills his life with a sense of liberation that he had […]...
Read MoreWho is a cardboard sleeper and why should special attention be paid to women cardboard sleepers? / Mehrnoush No’odost
From the sounds of drums and tambourines, it was understood that they had arrived; a caravan of about one hundred women, children, and men who announced their entry into the city with dancing and singing. The mother would say, “The summer travelers are coming after their long journey.” It was the same every year; the […]...
Read MoreFrom the verb “to sell”; the life of cardboard box women among everyday language / Lili Nikunazar
One of the social workers who has years of experience working in the field of empowering Iranian cardboard box women, came to understand something from the everyday language of these women that helped her understand a shocking and disturbing part of their daily lives in just one moment. At first, she realized that these women […]...
Read MoreField Report on “Patoq” Cardboard Beds in “Karaj Square” / Mahsa Ahmadi
Akram, Marzieh, and Mohammad are the ones who have chosen the street for their lives; cardboard beds that all introduce themselves with these names. Some of them don’t know how their home became the street and their life became nocturnal. They kicked Marzieh out of her home and she stayed on the street. Mohammad didn’t […]...
Read MoreChildren buried in the streets; what fate awaits the cardboard-sleeping children of women? / Roshanak Mehr-Ayin
Many women who are carton sleepers, even if they are young, have experienced pregnancy and motherhood. Some of them are mothers who have left their children with their families and relatives, some have given birth to stillborn babies, and some have been forced to sell their children. The following report provides a brief overview of […]...
Read MoreHomeless women, a tragedy beneath the city’s skin/ Goddess of mercy
Homelessness inflicts a deep blow to the dignity, social inclusion, and right to life of individuals. Homelessness is a blatant violation of the human right to adequate housing and goes beyond the right to life, violating other human rights such as the right to non-discrimination, the right to access to health, sanitation, water, security, and […]...
Read MoreLegal void in protective laws for homeless women in the legal system of Iran / Mehran Mosadeghnia
Every legal system and school of thought in the world today offers legal, economic, and social solutions to ensure that individuals’ ownership is respected, justice is implemented, and social security and welfare are easily achieved for all members of society. The main criteria and standards that measure and evaluate sustainable development is legal support for […]...
Read MoreAbout the regulations of the girls’ dormitory/ Mina Javani
For years, laws have imposed strict regulations on female dormitories. In the latest regulations of some universities, the curfew for female dormitories has been reduced to the time of Maghrib prayer, officially depriving female students of the ability to be present in the city and university after class hours and making the city more masculine […]...
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