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| https://web.archive.org/web/20141205203919/http://sinema.house.gov/index.cfm/posts?ContentRecord_id=96B04E97-52DB-4730-95B6-B06345F1F07D | Sinema Statement on Human Rights and Violence Against Women in Iran | 2014-11-25 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | S001191 | web.archive.org | legacy | As the P5+1 nuclear negotiations with Iran continue, the world should also recognize the poor human rights conditions facing the Iranian people. November 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Sadly, women in Iran face daily abuse, in some cases promoted by the Iranian government. From acid attacks on women in public venues to systemic support for domestic violence against women at home, the human rights situation in Iran remains unacceptable. A March 2014 UN Report stated: “Laws that permit gender discrimination and promote violence against women continue to be introduced in Iran. The revised Islamic Penal Code, which came into force in June 2013, retains provisions that are discriminatory towards women. For instance, it values women’s testimony in a court of law as half that of a man’s, and a woman’s life half that of a man’s.” The Iranian legal system is also overtly hostile to sexual assault victims, forcing them to prove their innocence or risk being punished for adultery. Girls as young as nine can be married in Iran, and “nonconsensual sexual relations in marriage” are still legal. Women’s rights are human rights. The world community should support the Iranian people by pushing the Iranian regime to end its systemic violence against women. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |