UN urges Iran to repeal regulations that criminalize non-compliance with mandatory dress codes 

In Iran, while the street protests have diminished, the harassment of women – including for what they do or don’t wear, appears to have actually intensified, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, said at a press conference on May 24, Report informs.

“Women and girls face increasingly stringent legal, social, and economic measures in the authorities’ enforcement of discriminatory compulsory veiling laws. I urge the government to heed Iranians’ calls for reform and to begin by repealing regulations that criminalize non-compliance with mandatory dress codes. The onus is on the State to introduce laws and policies to protect the human rights of women and girls, including their right to participate in public life without fear of retribution or discrimination. I am also appalled by the continued use of the death penalty in significant numbers. I urge them to halt executions immediately,” Türk added.