Iran: Women
Commons · Question 15054 · Tabled 19 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 27 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Manuela Perteghella
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help tackle (a) violation of personal freedoms of female students and (b) other forms of mistreatment of women and girls in Iran.
Answer
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 27 Nov 2024
Iran's human rights record is unacceptable. We condemn the continued repression of women and girls by the Iranian authorities. We maintain 94 human rights sanctions on senior Iranian decision makers, including those responsible for Iran's oppressive hijab...