Iran: Male Clerics Call for Justice While Female Parliamentarians Oppose Discriminatory Laws Against Women
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Iranian women have been expressing their opposition to discriminatory laws and calling for equality and justice. Through campaigns such as the One Million Signatures Campaign, they have approached Iran's judiciary officials and legislature to ask for the revision and reform of current discriminatory laws against women. These reforms include equal rights in marriage, equal rights to divorce; an end to polygamy and temporary marriage for men; equal inheritance rights; reform of laws that reduce punishment for offenders in cases of honor killings; and elimination of laws such as stoning as a form of punishment.
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Iranian women have been expressing their opposition to discriminatory laws and calling for equality and justice. Through campaigns such as the One Million Signatures Campaign, they have approached Iran's judiciary officials and legislature to ask for the revision and reform of current discriminatory laws against women. These reforms include equal rights in marriage, equal rights to divorce; an end to polygamy and temporary marriage for men; equal inheritance rights; reform of laws that reduce punishment for offenders in cases of honor killings; and elimination of laws such as stoning as a form of punishment.
To read the complete article please visit The Huffington Post website.