Iranian women activists

Cases
Location of case in SG report
2012-028-003
Relevant SG report
Year of the report
2012
Country Geolocation

Latitude: 32.427908

Longitude: 53.688046

Country Geolocation (linked Cases)
Iran
From Region
Type of record
Unnamed individual/group/organization
Was the victim a foreign national?
No
Was the victim a minor?
No
Individual's/organization's activity

Members of the Campaign for Equality (One Million Signatures campaign)

Type of rights defended
  • Women’s rights
Was the victim a civil servant or member of the security forces or of the judiciary?
No
Reported trigger of reprisal

decided as a consequence not to attend the fifty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women, held in New York from 27 February to 9 March 2012.

Engagement with UN body
  • UN General Assembly: CSW
Dates of engagement
from 27 February to 9 March 2012
Type of attempted engagement
  • Participation in meeting on UN premises
Dates of mentioned reprisals
2011-2012
Reprisal information

These incidents have raised serious concerns among Iranian women activists, who allegedly decided as a consequence not to attend the fifty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women, held in New York from 27 February to 9 March 2012.

Types of reprisals suffered
  • Threats/Intimidations (incl. "fear of reprisal")
Alleged/likely perpetrators
State actors
Was the reprisal based on new legislation?
No
Does the report make general comment about country’s environment for engagement with UN?
Yes
Is the country cited for a "pattern of reprisal" in the context of this case?
No
Is a pattern of reprisals mentioned otherwise in the context of this case?
No
Does the report cite "self-censorship" as an issue in the context of this case?
No
How many times has the case been followed up in subsequent SG reports?
0