Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran A/72/322 para 116 Full recommendation: The Special Rapporteur calls on the Government to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, to repeal all laws that discriminate against women and girls and to ensure that any bill still before Parliament that would further undermine the empowerment of women is dropped. She urges the Government to ensure the freedom of movement of women and girls and guarantee their right to physical education, physical activity and sport. Laws imposing dress codes on women should be reviewed, and the Government should respect the right of anyone to privacy and ensure that security forces refrain from acting as moral guardians of the citizens. Assessment using Impact Iran human rights indicators1 A. The Special Rapporteur calls on the Government to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women The Islamic Republic of Iran has not ratified the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). The Government of Mohammad Khatami presented a bill in order to ratify the Convention, which was adopted by the Parliament in August 2004. However, the Guardian Council, which is in charge of giving the final approval in the adoption process of laws in Iran, deemed the bill to be inconsistent with Islamic principles and norms, and thus rejected it.2 B. The Special Rapporteur calls on the Government to repeal all laws that discriminate against women and girls The Iranian legal framework contains numerous provisions which directly discriminate against women and prevent the equal and full enjoyment by women of their civil, political, social and economic rights. Article 3 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran stipulates that it is the State’s duty to work towards “the abolition of all forms of undesirable discrimination and the provision of equitable opportunities for all, in both the material and the intellectual spheres.”3 Article 20 1 CCPR.2.3.S.1; CCPR.3.1.S.1; CCPR.3.1.S.4; CCPR.16.1.S.1; CCPR.23.2.S.1; CCPR.23.4.S.1; CCPR.23.3.S.1; CRC.8.1.S.1; ESCR.2.2.S.1; ESCR.6.1.S.1; ESCR.6.1.S.3; CCPR.3.1.P.3; CCPR.16.1.P.1; CCPR.23.2.P.1; CCPR.2.3.P.1; CCPR.23.3.P.1; ESCR.2.2.P.3; ESCR.6.1.P.1; CCPR.2.3.O.4; CCPR.3.1.O.4; CCPR.23.3.O.1; CRC.8.1.O.2; CCPR.2.1.O.1; ESCR.6.1.O.2 2 https://www.radiozamaneh.com/278972 3 Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, https://irandataportal.syr.edu/wp-content/uploads/constitution-english-1368.pdf 1

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