The Hana Human Rights Organization’s Statement on 25 November, International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.

The Hana Human Rights Organization states that gender-based violence against women in Iran remains one of the most serious human rights challenges and stands in clear contradiction to Iran’s international obligations, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the 1993 UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women, and the core human rights treaties. Although Iran has not joined the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), many of its key principles have become part of customary international law, obliging the state to reflect them in its legislation and policies.