Campaign for Equality
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Campaign for Equality is a grassroots Iranian women’s rights initiative that sought to collect one million signatures to demand the reform of discriminatory laws against women.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
grassroots movement
ⓘ
women’s rights campaign ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
compliance of Iranian laws with international human rights standards
ⓘ
equality before the law for women and men ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Change for Equality
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
One Million Signatures Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| faced |
arrests of activists
ⓘ
harassment by security forces ⓘ state repression ⓘ |
| focus |
gender equality
ⓘ
legal reform ⓘ women’s rights ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Iranian women’s rights activists ⓘ |
| goal | collect one million signatures ⓘ |
| hasOnlinePlatform | Change for Equality website ⓘ |
| inception | 2006 ⓘ |
| inspired | subsequent Iranian women’s rights initiatives ⓘ |
| language | Persian ⓘ |
| legalDomainTargeted |
child custody law
ⓘ
criminal law provisions affecting women ⓘ divorce law ⓘ family law ⓘ inheritance law ⓘ marriage law ⓘ |
| location | Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverageIn |
Iranian reformist media
ⓘ
international press ⓘ |
| method |
door-to-door organizing
ⓘ
online advocacy ⓘ petition campaign ⓘ public education ⓘ |
| movementType |
civil society initiative
ⓘ
non-violent ⓘ |
| notableParticipant |
Delaram Ali
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Noushin Ahmadi Khorasani NERFINISHED ⓘ Parvin Ardalan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sussan Tahmasebi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes | gender discrimination in Iranian law ⓘ |
| purpose | reform discriminatory laws against women in Iran ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Amnesty International
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Human Rights Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ International Women’s Rights organizations ⓘ |
| subjectOf | reports on Iranian women’s movement ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 21st century ⓘ |
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