Change for Equality Campaign
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Change for Equality Campaign is a grassroots Iranian women’s rights initiative that sought to collect one million signatures to demand reform of discriminatory laws against women in Iran.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
grassroots movement
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women's rights campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Campaign for Equality
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One Million Signatures Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Olof Palme Prize
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Simone de Beauvoir Prize for Women's Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| demands |
end to polygamy provisions
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equal blood money (diyah) for women and men ⓘ equal custody rights ⓘ equal rights in marriage and divorce ⓘ equal value of women's and men's testimony in court ⓘ protection against gender-based violence ⓘ reform of criminal law provisions discriminating against women ⓘ reform of family law in Iran ⓘ reform of inheritance law in Iran ⓘ |
| faced |
arrests of activists
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confiscation of campaign materials ⓘ interrogations by security forces ⓘ travel bans on activists ⓘ website blocking and censorship ⓘ |
| focus |
gender equality
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legal reform ⓘ women's rights ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Iranian women's rights activists ⓘ |
| goal |
collect one million signatures
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reform discriminatory laws against women in Iran ⓘ |
| hasOnlinePresence | campaign website (periodically blocked in Iran) ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Delaram Ali
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Nasrin Sotoudeh NERFINISHED ⓘ Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani NERFINISHED ⓘ Parvin Ardalan NERFINISHED ⓘ Shadi Sadr NERFINISHED ⓘ Sussan Tahmasebi NERFINISHED ⓘ many unnamed grassroots activists ⓘ |
| inception | 2006 ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| location | Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| method |
door-to-door signature collection
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online advocacy ⓘ petition campaign ⓘ public education ⓘ |
| movementType |
civil society initiative
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non-violent ⓘ |
| opposes | gender discrimination in Iranian law ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Amnesty International
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Human Rights Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ international human rights organizations ⓘ |
| targetPopulation | Iranian citizens ⓘ |
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