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Law
of Women's
Rights and Responsibilities
in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Furcation of Women,s
Islamic Consultative Assembly
Table of Contents
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Approval of The Supreme Council of the Cultural
Revolution
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Preamble 5
The Law on Promotion of the Women's' Rights and
Responsibilities in the Internal and International Scenes
Single Clause
Essential Points referring to the Charter
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Principles and Fundamentals 10
Section I. Women's Individual Rights and Responsibilities 12
Section II. Women's Family Rights and Responsibilities 13
Chapter 1. Girls' Rights and Responsibilities in the Family
Chapter 2. Women's Rights and Responsibilities
in Forming and Sustaining the Family
Chapter 3. Women's Rights and Responsibilities
in Case of Family Dissolution 15
Section IlL Women's Social Rights and Responsibilities
Chapter 1. Women's Rights and Responsibilities
Regarding Physical and Psychological flenlth
Chapter 2. Women's Cultural and Spiritual
Rights and Responsibilities 17
A. General Culture
B. Education 19
C. Research
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Chapter 3.Women's Economic Rights and Responsibilities
A. Financial Rights and Responsibilities in the Family
B. Women's Rights and Responsibilities regarding
Employment and Economic Participation 21
Chapter 4. Women's Political Rights and Responsibilities
A. Women's Rights and Responsibilities in Domestic Politics
B. Women's Rights and Responsibilities in International Politics
C. Women's Rights and Responsibilities in Defense Military Affairs
Chapter 5. Women's Judicial Rights and Responsibilities
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Approval of The Supreme Council of the
Cultural Revolution
The Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution .
approved the law of Women's Rights and
Responsibilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran 3
proposed by the Women's Socio - Cultural Council
through Letter No, 1 259/Sh.z. dated August 2, 2004
as follows: •1
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Preamble
Preparation of the Comprehensive framework L
of the Women's Rights and Responsibilities inspired
by the religion of the Islam and its related legal framework
aiming to regulate the individual, social and family
lives have always been one of the necessities of the
Islamic society since victory of the revolution.
In line with realization of justice and fairness in
the society the Law on Women's Rights and Responsibilities
was prepared and adopted inspired by the valuable
thoughts of the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran
and the Great Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran
and based on Constitution and the 20 Year Vision
Plan of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
It is hoped that the present law, through its
comprehensive view in favor of promotion of the family
unit and status of women in the society and restoration
of their legitimate rights in all areas and further attention
to women's role in the society, will be used as the Focal
Point for all authorities in their decision making
procedures and relevant planning for introducing
women's constructive roles and status of Muslim women F
at national and international levels.
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The Law on Promotion of the Women's'
Rights and Responsibilities in the Internal
and International Scenes
Articlel— In the first line of Para. 1 of the First
Chapter of the Law of the Women's Rights and
Responsibilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran adopted
by the Cultural Revolution Supreme was replaced
Council, the word “Taniamyat” (integrity, entirety) by
“Salamat”(good health).
Article 2- For implementation of Articles 20 and
21 of the Islamic Republic of Iran's Constitution and
in line with the 20 Year Vision Plan of the prepare the
Islamic Republic of Iran, the Government shall required
ground for defining and practical realization of rights and
responsibilities of women at different internal and
international levels based on the Focal Point Document
(the Law for Women's Rights and Responsibilities
in the Islamic Republic of Iran adopted by Cultural
Revolution Supreme Council on Sept. 21, 2004).
Note: Since adoption of the present law all the
rules, regulations and treaties which are in contrast with
the said Charter shall be considered as null and void.
The said law in two articles and a single note was
adopted in the opening session of the Islamic Consultative
Assembly on Sunday Sept. 21, 2004 and ratified
by the Distinguished Guardian Council of the Islamic
Republic of Iran on Feb. 7,
2007 accordingly.
Single Clause:
The Women's Rights and Responsibilities law in
the System of Islamic Republic of Iran on the basis
of duties of Cultural Revolution Supreme Council as
a reference document of policy-making in cultural
) I and social affairs stipulated in 3 Sections, 5
4 Chapters, and 148 Paragraphs was ratified in session
No. 546 dated Sep. 21, 2004 of The Cultural
Revolution Supreme Council. All affiliated
organizations according to the organizational duties
in order to make policy, adopt legal measures,
- decisions and planning on women's issues are
obliged to observe the regulations and principles
stipulated in this law This law will be
considered as a basis for introducing and stipulating
woman's status in the System of Islamic Republic of
Iran as well. V
Note: Every other year after ratification of this
charter, The Women's Socio-Cultural Council shall
take action on the evaluation of women's status in
Iran and submit a report to the Cultural Revolution
Supreme Council evaluating the current progress
towards its implementation as well as of women's
rights' violations.
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Essential Points referring to the Charter
1. The word “right” refers to ability, privilege and
immunity and “responsibility” denotes the duties
which women shoulder towards others.
2. In cases where members of society have
obligations, the observance of which will be
advantageous for women, that obligation has been
mentioned as women's right and directly stating others'
responsibilities towards women has been avoided.
3. Since, according to the Islamic rules individuals
are responsible before God, themselves, their
society, and the world at large; therefore, the
declaration attempts to refer to women's
responsibilities with respect to the above spheres. It
is obvious that in the absence of the general
prerequisites needed to perform responsibilities such
as soUnd mind, maturity, and free will, women will
be exempted their duties. By using the word “right”
or “responsibility” the way in which the issue cited
is related to women has been defined.
4. This declaration attempts to refer to all women's
rights and responsibilities whether inclusive of those
shared between the two genders, or those
exclusively meant for the women. The reasons for
having done so are as follows:
a. Research and debate in the international
community over women's rights is controversial
with many circles seeking to prove that the Western
perspective of Human Rights are fit to be
implemented around the globe. In view of the fact
that there are various countries with various
traditions and perspectives regarding women's rights
based on their different cultures, it is necessary that
this declaration which reflects the standpoint of the
Islamic Republic of Iran denote women's human
rights, the rights shared by the two genders as well
as rights exclusively for women.
b. According to Islamic thought, women and men
generally share the same human rights; however,
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since there may be some distinction in the
observation and implementation of these rights, this
set of rights has also been stipulated as women's
rights for more emphasis.
c. Since this declaration solely intends to outline
women's rights, it does not refer to the rights of other
groups of the society, however in practice, keeping
in mind that other laws and policies are to be
implemented simultaneously, the right of the others,
will also be dully observed.
5. This Charter does not intend to stipulate the way
to put these rights into practice, therefore it is
essential to guarantee their implementation while
giving due consideration to the structure of laws.
6. Since the Charter does not refer only to laws but
focuses on building culture, therefore, some ethical
standards that must be applied are also included
amongst women's rights and responsibilities.
7. There are no particular examples mentioned; only
general and fundamental rights and responsibilities.
However, some examples of rights and
responsibilities, needing more clarification and
emphasis in international conflicts or domestic
culture, have been specifically stated.
8. Women's rights and responsibilities have been
outlined in the structure of the Charter as follows:
a. Individual Rights, b. Family Rights, c. Social
Rights (classified in terms health, cultural,
economic, social, political, and judicial rights)
9. Aiming to reflect viewpoints of the Islamic
Republic of Iran (in conformity with Shi'ite Law)
regarding women's issues, this Charter can be
considered as a point of departure for dialogue
among the Islamic countries and serves as a vital
step in drafting and ratification of another document on
women's issues relying on the thoughts and cooperation
of various Islamic nations at the global level.
10. Although the values in Islamic jurisprudence
govern over the entire articles of this Charter, in
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cases where abiding by certain Islamic laws is
necessary in order to respect a certain right, or to
shoulder a certain responsibility, this factor has been
• included where it needs to be emphasized.
11. Since the purpose of the Charter is solely to state
women's rights and responsibilities, the names of
the individuals or institutions in charge of the
implementing the related laws are not mentioned.
However it is clear that this document is the
foundation stone for policymaking, planning, and
lawmaking on women's affairs in all the concerned
institutions.
• Principles and Fundamentals
B The principles and fundamentals of this Charter on
Women's Rights and Responsibilities in the
Administration of the Islamic Republic of Iran are
derived with the comprehensive and ba'anced
religion of Islam as its foundation in order to pave
the way for coordination and harmony for advancing
material and spiritual dimensions in individual and
social life; taking note of women's freedom along
with responsibility, human dignity and a balance
between rights and responsibilities.
In its formulation, this Charter relies on knowledge
of Allah the Exalted and a belief in Him as the
Origin of the universe, the Creator of all beings, and
as Originator of laws and the need to submit to His
will. It also relies on benefiting from the Holy
Qur'an, Sunnah-the honorable tradition of the Holy
Prophet (P) and his family, rationality, and belief in
the above-mentioned factors' fundamental role in
drawing conclusions and extracting rules and
regulations out of divine sources based on the
requirements of time and place. Avoidance of thoughts
contrary to Islam, backwardness, superstitions, cultural
alienation has also been considered as well. This
Charter presents woman's status based on Islamic rules
and standards as reflected from the ideals of the Islamic
nation of Iran.
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This Charter is founded on the basis of the fact that
woman and man in Islam in the sight of God are
equal regarding nature, purpose of creation, potential
in benefiting from talents, acquiring values,
excelling in values, reward and punishment for
deeds regardless of gender, superiority over the
other in achievement only on the basis of
knowledge, piety, and competence in the society.
Woman and man are different in terms of physical
and psychological characteristics; the differences
based on Divine Wisdom are the secret of the
continuity of human life, with man and woman
complementing each other. These natural differences
based on the Justice of the Almighty God have
become a basis for difference in rights so that
woman would not be led to degradation or unjust
discrimination in relation to man.
Woman and man in the Islamic legal system enjoy
equal rights and responsibilities in most instances
due to their similarity in terms of human nature.
Certainly, difference in rights and responsibilities
does not indicate preference of one gender over the
other; rather mainly pointing to distinct legal titles to
which each woman and man is entitled proportionate
to the specific roles that are not interchangeable, in
the family. These differences are to promote
material prosperity and spiritual uplifting of the
family which functions as the basic unit of the
society, being the real place where humans originate
and are nurtured.
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1. The right to live prosperously and enjoy physical
health and the responsibility to protect it from any
diseases, accidents, and aggression;
2. The right to be treated with dignity and the
responsibility towards respecting others;
3. The right to freedom of thought and immunity
from violation of the security of one's belief
4. The individual right and responsibility to enjoy
faith, piety and maintain it and the right to spiritual
perfection in beliefs and deeds
5. The right to protect women's life, property and
dignity from any illegal aggression
6. The Right to enjoy social justice in
implementation of law regardless of gender;
7. The right to have a name and keep or change it,
the same is true about a family name;
8. The right to Iranian citizenship for Iranian women
and negation of citizenship upon their own request;
9. The right to practice religious ceremonies and
teachings in accordance with their religion and
within the confines of the law if they belong to
religious minorities.
10. The right to wear their local h /ab, to speak their
own language, and to practice their local customs
and norms in a way compatible with Islamic ethics;
11. The right to be protected from material and
spiritual harm that may result from others when they
exercise their rights;
12. The right and responsibility of keeping different
temperamental features that differentiate them from
men;
.13. The right to benefit from a healthy environment
and the responsibility for its protection.
Section I. Women's Individual Rights and
Responsibilities
Section II. Women's Family Rights and
Responsibilities
Chapter 1. Girls' Rights and Responsibilities in
the Family
14. The right to suitable parental guardianship
15. The right to having expenses met, including
accommodation, clothing, adequate nutrition and
health facilities to secure their physical and
psychological health
16. The right to education and to preparing the
ground for development of their potentials and
creativity
17. The right to have their emotional and
psychological needs met and to enjoy loving
treatment from their parents and to be protected
from domestic violence
18. The right to enjoy family facilities, without any
gender discrimination
19. The right of girls who have been deprived of
their fathers and who have unqualified guardians to
be protected under the guardianship of relatives or
volunteers taking into account their interests under
the governmental supervision.
20. The responsibility to respect parents, to obey
their legitimate orders, and to treat the other
members of the family respectfully
Chapter 2. Women's Rights and Responsibilities
in Forming and Sustaining the Family
21. The right and responsibility towards
strengthening the structure of the family and the
right to facilities and legal support in order to
prevent disagreement and diminish divorce cases
22. The right to enjoy cultural, social, and economic
facilities in order to facilitate marriage at the
appropriate time and their responsibility to abstain
and act modestly until marriage is due
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23. The right to be informed of the rights and
obligations of spouses and the rules of married life and
to enjoy the required facilities in this regard as well
24. The right to know the appropriate criteria for choosing a
spouse, and the right to get to know him (before marriage)
25. The right and responsibility to know and observe religious
and legal standards related to marriage, such as equality of the
spouses in the fundamentals of belief and religion
26. The right to set conditions when signing marriage
contracts, within the framework of religiously
permitted demands, with conditions that if such
demands were not met, the other party would be fined
a clear punishment
27. The right to have marriage, divorce, and revocation
documents registered at official and legal organizations
28. The right to enjoy financial rights during the period
of conjugality
29. The right and responsibility to being provided with a
private, hygienic, sound sexual relation with her legal
spouse and the right to file complaints in case of violations
30, The right and responsibility of living at the same
residential unit with the spouse, to be treated
humanely, to psychological security in relations with
the spouse, and the right of filing complaints in case of
the spouse's inhumane conduct
31. The right and responsibility to achieve scientific,
spiritual, and ethical growth in collaboration with and
relying on the support of family members
32. The right and responsibility towards being on good
terms with relatives and next of kin
33. The right to get pregnant, to observe birth control
methods and benefit from the appropriate training and
facilities in this field
34. The right to material and spiritual protection during
the period of pregnancy and breast-feeding
35. The responsibility to respect the rights of the fetus,
particularly its protection and proper growth
36. The right and responsibility to nurture children,
providing for their psychological and emotional security
and for their proper religious and moral training
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37. The right to enjoy protection and participation of the
< / spouse in rearing, training, and nurturing of the children
A.') 38. The mothers' right to enjoy material and spiritual a
% . security, particularly during oid age and when they cannot
( take proper care of themselves
39. The right and responsibility to provide a living and
care for her needy parents according to her ability as long
as the husband's rights are not violated
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Chapter 3. Women's Rights and Responsibilities
in Case of Family Dissolution
40. The right to divorce from the spouse if making up with
him is proved to be impossible or hazardous after referring
to the court, presenting reasonable proof and heeding the
responsibilities mentioned in divorce laws.
41. The right of annulment of the marriage if it is proven
that he pretended to have qualities other than the truth
(being dishonest), as listed in deficiencies mentioned
under this category in laws ind the right to receive
compensation thereof
42. The right to enjoy financial support during the course
of dissolution of the marriage and to expect good
treatment from her husband at the time of separation
43. The right and responsibility of child custody and the
necessity for financial support of the father and rights to
visitation of the child in case of expIiy or waiving of custody
44. The right to benefit from the rights entitled to married
women during the prescribed waiting period of three
menstrual cycles following divorce and the right to marry
after expiration of the waiting period
45. The right to file complaints at courts of justice against
the second marriage of the husband if he is incapable of
guaranteeing their expenses, not able to observe justice
and other related rights
46. Parents' social responsibility to take appropriate care of
their children and criminal punishment for not observing
it, and their accountability when they try to prevent the
children from meeting with them
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Section III. Women's Social Rights and
Responsibilities
Chapter 1. Women's Rights and Responsibilities
Regarding Physical and Psychological Health
47. The right to enjoy physical and psychological
health in individual, social, and family life
considering women's characteristics at different
stages of life and their responsibility toward
preserving it
48. The right to enjoy healthy and sanitarily fit
environment (at work, the home, etc.) and the right
to benefit from the related necessary training
49. The right to participate in process of
policymaking, lawmaking, management, executive
affairs and supervision in the field of health and
rehabilitation processes, particularly in fields
exclusively related to women
50. The right to enjoy appropriate health-treatment
plans and facilities for women for the prevention of
disease and treatment of physical diseases and
psychological disorders related to women
51. The right to select doctors and centers providing
health services, on the basis of Islamic rules and
medical scientific standards and to enjoy the
appropriate and adequate information to make
informed and better choices
52. The right to be informed and play a part in
decision making relevant to fertilization and family
planning
53. The right to have full and fair access to sports
facilities, athletic training and appropriate
recreational activities
54. The right to develop their athletic talents and to
attend sports fields both at the national and
international levels in a way as compatible with the
Islamic standards
55. The right to benefit from the right of
fertilization, pregnancy and delivery as well as post
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specialists and to prevention from common diseases
among women, venereal diseases and sterility.
56. The right to benefit from counseling services and
medical tests in order to ensure that the husband enjoys
full health at the time of getting married, and that he
has no medical problems relating to married life.
57. The right of girls without guardians, divorcees,
widows, the elderly to benefit from public insurance,
relief services and private insurance particularly in
the medical and rehabilitation fields.
58. The right of women who are physically,
mentally or psychologically :di5a1 1 or abused to
benefit from support and proper rehabilitation.
59. The right to enjoy proper nutrition, particularly
during the period of pregnancy and breastfeeding,
and the responsibility to take care of the infant and
his/her proper nutrition, giving priority to nursing
with mother's milk
Chapter 2 Women's Cultural and Spiritual
Rights and Responsibilities
A. General Culture
60. The right and responsibility to acquire and
increase knowledge in terms of her own personality,
rights, and role in different arenas of life in
accordance with the sacred standards of Islam
61. The right to be immune, from the verbal and
behavioral abuse of others :and responsibility of
treating members of society with respect
62. The right and responsibility to observe the
Islamic codes of dress and the responsibility to
observe chastity in society
63. The right and responsibility to raise the level of
religious and human awareness, to be immune from
and work toward removing cultural and moral
degeneration
64. The right to participate in religious, cultural, and
political gatherings
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65. The right to produce beneficial cultural goods
and programs according to Islamic standards and to
profit from them
66. The right to establish and manage cultural and
artistic centers and organizations in order to train
responsible and professional women dedicated to
developing their cultural activities
67. The right to exchange information and to take part in
constructive cultural communications at the national and
. international levels
68. The right and responsibility toward spreading Islamic
culture and knowledge and to present a model of the
Muslim woman at the national and international levels
69. The right and responsibility toward creating
moral and religious solidarity regarding women's
issues around the world
70. The right to partake in policymaking, lawmaking,
supervision and executive phases of cultural affairs,
particularly, women's issues
71. The right and responsibility to be informed of and to
acquire the necessary skills related to home and family
management, child rearing, and effective confrontation
against cultural and social ills.
72. The right to continual supervision over the cultural
activities relevant to women in order to safeguard
woman's personality, honor and human dignity in
production of cultural materials
73. The right to take advantage of cultural centers that
are exclusively for women while observing Islamic
standards, taking into account their physical and
spiritual uniqueness. Deprived regions have priority for
establishment of such centers
74. The right of socially disturbed and vulnerable women
to enjoy the appropriate support in order to improve their
cultural status and that of the society as well
75. The responsibility to preserve their cultural
independence, their Islamic-Iranian identity and
national integrity in cultural and educational activities
B. Education
76. The right to public literacy, to educational
advancement and to benefit from educational and
training facilities
77. The right to enjoy higher education up to the
highest scientific level
78. The right to master exp rtise in special fields,
both quantitatively and qu 1itatively, up to the
highest levels
79. The right of women and girls from impoverished
areas to benefit from special upport in education
80. The right and responsibilily to design school and
educational textbooks
81. The right and responsibility to enjoy a worthy
status in harmony with their role, dignity and status
in educational texts
82. The right to participate in policymaking, decision
making and management of academic and scientific
affairs; and to active partici ,ation at national and
international scientific and cultural gatherings
83. The right to recognize, su port, and benefit from
the capabilities of women with, outstanding talents and
their responsibility to help meet the countiy s needs
84. The right to enjoy necess iry support in the field
of education, access to higher education, and
technical and vocational trai iing for women with
physical and mental disabilities proportionate to
their talents and extent of disability
C. Research
85. The right to carry out research, author, translate
and publish books, articles in general and specialized
publications while observing authenticity, honesty,
and the interests of the commu 1ity
86. The right to enjoy neces ary support regarding
sources and facilities for r esearch on women's
issues, academic training fof researchers and the
right to have access to information and research
findings in different fields
87. The right to benefit from support for scientific
and research work and to develop research centers
a under women's management
88. The responsibility of women researchers to
present their views and explain their positive
religious and national findings on women's issues to
the nation and the world
Chapter 3.Women's Economic Rights and
Responsibilities
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A. Financial Rights and Responsibilities in the Family
• 89. The right to receive alimony in permanent
marriage from the husband proportionate to woman's
prestige and from the father or child if they are
financially capable and if the woman is in need
90. The right to benefit from the estate of the
deceased and to financial bequests according to
Islamic rulings
91 The right of endowment, and of receiving and
charge of endowment
92 The nght of accepting the power of attorney or
being a legal representative in econom ic affairs
93 The right to determme the dowry, to obtain it
from the husband and to do whatever she wishes
with it
94. The right to receive her father's, husband's or
children's pension in case of death, according to the
law or contract
95. The right to benefit from the retirement pension
of a deceased woman employee for her legal heirs
96. The right to accept financial guardianship of the
children and responsibility to observe the children's
financial rights
97. The right of women and girls to benefit from the
Jf necessary support in case of poverty, divorce,
disability, lack of guardian, under an inappropriate
guardian, and to have access to required facilities for
rehabilitation and self- sufficiency
98. The right to get wages from the husband for
doing household chores upon her request and to
protection as a result of hei effects on the family
economy and national revenue
B. Women's Rights and Responsibilities regarding
Employment and Economic Participation
99. The right to own capital and private property and
to benefit from it in accokdance with legal and
religious regulations
100. The right to sign cOntracts and unilateral
treaties
101. The right to work after reaching legal age for
employment, the freedom to choose a job, and use
personal capital along with their responsibility
toward respecting Islamic regulations on earning and
spending
102. The right to have access to information,
training and appropriate expertise aimed at acquiring
qualifications for appropriate employment, and the
right to be supported in such fields for female singe-
parents, or women without pFoviders
103. The right to benefit from job counseling and
recruitment by women
104. The right to benefit from wages and equal
privileges with men and other women under equal
work conditions
105. The right to benefit from job security, ethical
respect, and an immune atmosphere from social
hazards and the responsibili4 to observe modesty at
workplace
106. The right to be exempted from compulsory,
dangerous, hard and harmful work
107. The right to enjoy faèilities, rules, and laws
consistent with family responsibilities taking into
account that she is a spo ise and mother during
recruiting, employment, promotions and retirement;
108. The right to benefit from social security and
economic facilities
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109. The right to participate in economic policymaking,
as well as in the establishment and management of
economic institutions and membership in them
1 10. The right and responsibility to receive and pay
blood money along with collateral damages in
accordance with the related laws and regulations
111. The right to benefit from appropriate and
effective legal support in order to prevent the
exploitation, trafficking and employment of women
and girls in illegal and unlawful occupations
Chapter 4. Women's Political Rights and
Responsibilities
A. Women's Rights and Responsibilities in Domestic Politics
112. The right and responsibility to have access to
information and to partake and play a role in
determining the fate of nation in preserving and
strengthening the Islamic system
113. The right and responsibility to participate in
and supervise over social affairs in order to lead
society towards spirituality and moral virtues ridding
it of moral and behavioral ills
114. The right to the freedom of the press, speech
and assembly with the observance of regulations
115. The right to form political parties and other
political bodies and to take part in them while
safeguarding the independence of the country,
national integrity and interests of the Islamic system
116. The right to participate in elections, to be elected
as members of the parliament as well as city and other
councils, and the right to participate in the government
planning process and to hold high ranking executive
posts in accordance with related regulations
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B. Women's Rights and Responsibilities in
International Politics
117. The right and responsibility to be informed of
global political developments, with special focus on
the Islamic world
118. The right to develop cpmmunication and to
exchange productive politica1 information between
the women of Iran and the world while respecting
national interests and legal regulations
119. The right and respon ibility of active and
effective participation at I lamic, regional, and
international conventions in particular those related
to women's issues while obseiving legal standards
120. The responsibility to dp their utmost best to
strengthen solidarity among Muslim women and to
support the rights of the deprived and oppressed
women and children around the world
121. The right of women r fugees in the Islamic
Republic to enjoy security, he aIth and the possibility
of returning to their homelan
122. The right of Iranian women nationals to
government support confronting the nationals of
other countries within the framework of regulations
and treaties
123. The right to benefit from legal support regarding
marriage and establishing a family with non-Iranian
men while observing the re1ate J laws and regulations
C. Women's Rights and Responsibilities in Defense —
Military Affairs
124. The right and respon ibi1ity to take part in
legitimate defensive activities in order to safeguard
their faith, country, lives, prc perty and reputation as
well as that of others
125. The right and respoi tsibi1ity to partake in
establishing world peace b sed on justice and to
ensure and strengthen it
126. The right to have the support needed to
maintain their physical secui ity and to prevent them
from falling prey to aggressors during the time of
war, captivity, and military opcupation
127. The right of immunity bf the home and family
from military attacks
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128. The right for the families of martyrs, the war
disabled, war veterans, and former POW's to benefit
a from the exclusive support of the Islamic government
129, The mother's right and responsibility to take
care of and nurture the children and her priority in
shouldering their guardianship in case of the
husband s martyrdom, captivity or if missing in action
130. The right to law enforcement training and to
hold security posts
Chapter 5. Women's Judicial Rights and
Responsibilities
131. The right to acquire legal information and training
132. The right to enjoy legal measures and judicial
support for the prevention and elimination of crime
and oppression against women in the family and
society
133. The right to enjoy special family courts in order
to safeguard the privacy of the family, reconciliation
and resolution of conflict in the famiiy
134. The right to have access to female police and
disciplinary forces in case of aggressive behavior,
being charged or commission of a crime
135. The right to occupy legal and judiciary posts in
accordance with the law;
136. The right to take legal action in the courts of
justice and other legal authorities;
137. The right to benefit from an attorney and legal
consultant in the courts and other legal authorities
138. The right to comprehensive judiciary support
against factors leading to crime against women or to
crimes committed by women
139. The right of accused women to be protected
from having her honor abused, from defamation, and
from being individually and socially punished
beyond the legal punishment
140. The right to be exempted from punishment
when there are factors which can remove the penal
responsibility
141. The right to have their teputation restored for
defamation due to a judge's inaccurate judgment or
mistake in relation to the ac used or in issuing the
verdict and to compensation for spiritual and
material damages
142. The right to have their sentence reduced or to
be pardoned in case of repentance and in the
presence of proof that the repentance is authentic on
the part of female delinquent , as well as at the time
of pregnancy, breastfeeding nd illness
143. The right to see parent , children and husband
while in prison according to the regulations of the
countiy
144. The right to enjoy th appropriate hygienic,
cultural and educational facilities in prisons aimed at
rehabilitation and a return to a healthy social life
145. The right of girls to b imprisoned at special
youth centers where appropriate special facilities for
their rehabilitation and expert social workers would
be at their disposal
146. The right to file complaints against government
regulations or government or judiciary officials in
order to attain their own rights
147. The right and respons bility towards testifying
in courts in compliance with legal and religious
standards
148. The right to enjoy judi iary support, applied by
Prosecutor General again t a disqualified legal
guardian or provider, or other violators of her
legitimate rights.
