On the increasing and systemic repression against women in Iran
B-10-2024-0202
on behalf of the Renew Group · Rapporteur: Abir AlSahlani, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Helmut Brandstätter, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Bart Groothuis, Svenja Hahn, Karin Karlsbro, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Nathalie Loiseau, Sophie Wilmès, JanChristoph Oetjen, Urmas Paet, MarieAgnes StrackZimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Lucia Yar
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This resolution condemns the worsening human rights situation in Iran, especially the repression of women, and demands the release of imprisoned activists and an end to discriminatory laws.¶¶¶ It calls for EU sanctions on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, more support for Iranian civil society, humanitarian visas, and UN access to Iran.¶¶¶
Key points
- Strongly condemns the worsening human rights situation in Iran, including disproportionate force against peaceful protestors and inhumane detention, torture, and killings of women.¶
- Deplores the weaponisation of psychiatric care and dehumanisation of women such as Daryaei Ahoo.¶
- Expresses full solidarity with the Iranian people, especially women, participating in peaceful protests.¶
- Demands the immediate and unconditional release of anyone imprisoned solely for peacefully exercising rights to freedom of expression, association, and assembly, including Ahmadreza Djalali and Nahid Taghavi.¶
- Calls on the Iranian government to end systemic discrimination against women and girls, including mandatory veiling, and to repeal the hijab law and all other discriminatory gender laws.¶
- Reiterates the call on the Council to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation and to expand EU sanctions to all responsible for human rights violations in Iran.¶
- Calls on the Commission and member states to increase support to Iranian civil society and urges member states to facilitate humanitarian visas for those needing to leave Iran, particularly women and girls.¶
- Urges the Iranian government to grant unrestricted access to the UN Fact-Finding Mission and Special Rapporteur, and calls on the EU and member states to support the renewal of the mandate and ensure follow-up.¶
Who is affected
- Women and girls in Iran, who face systemic repression and discriminatory laws.¶¶¶
- Iranian human rights defenders and activists, who face harassment, imprisonment, torture, and death.¶
- The Iranian government, which is called on to release prisoners, repeal laws, and allow UN access.¶¶¶
- The EU and its member states, which are called on to impose sanctions, support civil society, and issue visas.¶¶