passed a new bill that would impose further draconian penalties severely violating women\u2019s and girls\u2019 right<\/strong><\/a>s as well as increasing \u00a0prison terms and fines for defying Iran\u2019s degrading and discriminatory compulsory veiling laws, Diana Eltahawy, Amnesty International\u2019s Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa said:<\/p>\n\u201cThis bill is a despicable assault on the human rights of women and girls that will further entrench violence and discrimination against them in Iran. If approved by Iran\u2019s Guardian Council, it will further exacerbate the already suffocating surveillance and policing of women\u2019s bodies and require the Islamic Republic\u2019s various political, security and administrative arms to obsessively observe compliance with compulsory veiling laws and control women\u2019s and girls\u2019 lives.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Iranian authorities are doubling down on punishments against women and girls who claim their human rights to freedom of expression, religion, belief and bodily autonomy. This all-out assault is part of the authorities\u2019 ongoing efforts to crush the spirit of resistance among those who dared to stand up against decades of oppression and inequality as part of the \u2018Woman Life Freedom\u2019 popular uprising.<\/p>\n
\u201cStates must urgently call on the Iranian authorities to revoke the bill and abolish all\u00a0degrading and discriminatory compulsory veiling laws\u00a0and regulations. They must also pursue legal pathways at the international level to hold Iranian officials accountable for ordering, planning and committing such widespread and systematic violations against women and girls.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Iranian authorities are doubling down on punishments against women and girls who claim their human rights to freedom of expression, religion, belief and bodily autonomy.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\nDiana Eltahawy, Amnesty International<\/p>\n
Background:<\/strong><\/p>\nOn 20 September, Iran\u2019s parliament approved the\u00a0\u201cBill to Support the Culture of Chastity and Hijab\u201d.\u00a0<\/em>The bill needs to be approved by Iran\u2019s Guardian Council to become law. It would expand the powers and capabilities of intelligence and security bodies including the Revolutionary Guards, the paramilitary Basij force and the police to control and further oppress women and girls.<\/p>\nThe law equates unveiling to \u201cnudity\u201d and provides for prison terms of up to 10 years for anyone who defies compulsory veiling laws. The law also makes \u201cinsulting or ridiculing the hijab\u201d a criminal offence punishable by a prison sentence, travel ban and\/or fine and encourages ordinary people, businesses, and pro-government vigilantes to enforce compulsory veiling.<\/p>\n
In May 2023, the authorities presented the \u201cBill to Support the Culture of Chastity and Hijab\u201d to parliament. In August 2023, parliamentarians voted for the revised bill, which was not made public at the time, to be adopted in a closed special internal committee, in order to expedite its passing, further evading transparency and public scrutiny. On 20 September, the special internal committee approved the text of the bill, which was then sent to the Guardian Council for final approval.<\/p>\n
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