Nazanin Boniadi Instagram – The time has come to declare gender apartheid a crime.

 For decades, Iranian women have faced various forms of gender-based discrimination at the hands of the Islamic Republic. Systematically and purposefully, Iranian officials have advanced the subjugation of women, girls, and others through the use of all instruments and powers of the state. They have instituted a complex web of discriminatory, degrading, and dehumanizing laws, policies, and practices in stark contravention of international law – with women and girls facing limits and restrictions in all aspects of our lives, from our education and employment to our dress and bodily autonomy.

The suffering of Iranian women and society as a whole must not go unnoticed, and concerted efforts are required to ensure that justice and equality prevail. That is why I have written a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres, urging him to declare gender apartheid a crime against humanity.” Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has written a letter from behind bars in Evin prison, where she is serving a 12-year sentence for “propaganda against the state,” among other things. Narges Mohammadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2023 for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her struggle to promote human rights and freedom for all.   Follow the link in our bio to read the full text. . #nargesmohammadi #ENDGENDERAPARTHEID Photo credit Vahid Zare Zadeh