(March 8, 2013) -- Today, on this year's International Women's Day, the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) is pleased to release “Gender Inequality and Discrimination: The Case of Iranian Women”, a 60+ page legal commentary from Iranian lawyer Mohammad Hossein Nayyeri.
In his commentary, Nayyeri analyzes the impact of discriminatory laws, as written and as applied, on women in Iran. The laws on the age of criminal responsibility for women, honor killings, compulsory veiling, the minimum age for marriage, a woman’s rights and duties in a marriage, a woman’s right to travel, inheritance and ownership, custody and guardianship of children and a woman’s right to serve in government, serve as a judge and receive higher education are some of the topics covered in this article.
This commentary can serve as a useful tool for policy makers and academics in understanding gender inequality under Iranian laws.
1. Criminal Law
1.1. Age of criminal responsibility
1.2. Diya (Blood money)
1.3. Different punishments
1.4. Honor killing and a husband’s right to kill his wife in flagrante
1.5. Testimony of women
1.6. Compulsory hijab
2. Family Law
2.1. Marriage
2.1.1. Minimum Age for Marriage
2.1.2. Freedom of Marriage
2.1.3. Polygamy
2.1.4. Rights and duties of both parties to a marriage
2.1.4.1. Mahriyeh
2.1.4.2. Nafaqa (maintenance)
2.1.4.3. Tamkin (obedience)
2.1.4.4. Right to leave the country
2.1.4.5. Right to work
2.2. Divorce
2.3. Custody and guardianship of children
2.4. Bill of Family Protection Act
3. Inheritance and ownership
4. Employment and right to work
4.1. Women as President
4.2. Women in the Cabinet
4.3. Women members of Parliament
4.4. Women judges
4.5. Teaching and medicine
5. International human rights law
Conclusion
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http://www.iranhrdc.org/english/publications/legal-commentary/1000000261-gender-inequality-and-discrimination-the-case-of-iranian-women.html#.UTtzMdY3vXs