On the increasing and systematic repression of women in Iran
B-10-2024-0203
on behalf of the PPE Group · Rapporteur: Sebastião Bugalho, Lukas Mandl, Isabel WiselerLima, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Jessika Van Leeuwen, David McAllister, Željana Zovko, Andrey Kovatchev, Danuše Nerudová, Jan Farský, Luděk Niedermayer, Vangelis Meimarakis, Nicolás Pascual de la Parte, Davor Ivo Stier, Tomislav Sokol, Miriam Lexmann, Eleonora Meleti, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Jessica Polfjärd, Mirosława Nykiel, Inese Vaidere
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- Full procedure 2024/2951
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This resolution condemns the increasing and systematic repression of women in Iran, including the compulsory hijab and the 'Protection of the Family through Promoting the Culture of Hijab and Chastity' law, and the persecution of the Baha'i community.¶¶¶ It calls for the release of detained women, expansion of EU sanctions, support for protesters, and designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization.¶¶
Key points
- Strongly condemns the increasing and systematic repression of women in Iran through laws and regulations that severely restrict their freedoms and rights.¶
- Condemns the 'Protection of the Family through Promoting the Culture of Hijab and Chastity' law, approved by the Guardian Council in September 2024, which imposes new restrictions and punishments on individuals violating the compulsory dress code.¶
- Deplores the detention of Ahoo Daryaei, labelling her 'mentally unfit' and committing her to a psychiatric facility.¶
- Strongly condemns the persecution of the Baha'i community and the sentencing of Baha'i women, including Neda Emadi and Parastoo Hakim; calls for their immediate and unconditional release.¶
- Calls on the Council to expand the EU sanctions list, including under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, to all those responsible for women rights violations in Iran.¶
- Calls on the EU and its member states to support the protest movement of Iranian women.¶
- Reiterates its call on the Council to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation.¶
Who is affected
- Women and girls in Iran, including those detained for violating compulsory veiling.¶¶
- The Baha'i community in Iran, particularly women who are systematically targeted and sentenced.¶¶¶
- The Council of the EU, which is called on to expand sanctions and designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation.¶¶
- The EU and its member states, called on to support the protest movement of Iranian women.¶