Open letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk and to UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Nada Al-Nashif 6rang and Twenty-four esteemed international and Iranian human rights organizations have collectively submitted a formal appeal to the…
The Islamic Penal Code in Iran criminalises various forms of same-sex relations with punishments ranging from flogging to execution (Articles 233 to 240), even for individuals under 18 years old due to the legal responsibility age in Iran being 9…
Preamble The States Parties to the present Covenant, Considering that, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations, recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the…
18 December 2017 – A new briefing published by Iranian Lesbian & Transgender Network 6Rang outlines the consistent and widespread use of hate speech against LGBT people in Iran by Iranian officials; including the supreme leader, military officials, Friday prayer…
A 29-year-old transwoman in Semnan, Iran, was subjected to knife crime in December 2021 resulting in grievous bodily harm and hospitalisation. She has proclaimed that the attacker was in no way provoked by her or her companion, and that it…
