Statement by NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, D.C.– The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) must hold a special session to address the ‘femicide’ crisis in Iran. NOW is calling on UNHRC to investigate the crimes being committed against peaceful protestors and hold the perpetrators accountable. The violent crackdown against peaceful protestors is nothing Read more …
Andre Lunt writes for IPS: “Women’s rights campaigners are hoping for a strong turnout to public rallies set to be staged across the Islamic Republic of Iran [March 8], despite a government crackdown on opposition demonstrators in recent weeks.”
Emily Bazar writes in USA Today, “Iranian women have been on the front lines of anti-government protests challenging the official results of the June 12 election, in which President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the victor.”
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Statement by NOW President Christian F. Nunes WASHINGTON, D.C. – On this Human Rights Day, I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to Narges Mohammadi for being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2023. Her relentless fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her unwavering commitment to human rights under the slogan Read more …
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Oct. 23, 2020 By Jan Erickson, NOW Government Relations Director The Republicans’ Sham Process – Final Vote on Oct. 26 Donald Trump’s nominee to the high court, Amy Coney Barrett, sailed through Senate Judiciary Committee hearings earlier this month revealing little about her views on key issues and refusing to provide a solid assurance that Read more …
The death of feminist champion Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a painful reminder of how precarious our freedoms remain. The delicate balance of a 5-4 Supreme Court, with Justice Ginsburg leading the liberal side, will now crash and reassemble as a 6-3 conservative powerhouse—unless we stop it. We must stop Trump from seating yet another Justice who shares Trump’s view that the Supreme Court must Read more …
NOW is partnering with the new film “All In: The Fight for Democracy” on #NationalVoterRegistrationDay for a watch party and live Twitter chat, and we invite our members to join us! Created by Liz Garbus and Lisa Cortes, “All In: The Fight for Democracy” offers an inside look at voter suppression here in the United States from its insidious origins to the activism that aims Read more …
Take Action: Last week’s hearings on Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, amounted to a sham. Not only have Republicans blocked thousands of documents about Kavanaugh, they are rushing the process to get him confirmed despite explosive information about the nominee. Democrats revealed that Kavanaugh made perjured statements in denying his Read more …