Global Database on Violence against Women
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Prevalence Data on Different Forms of Violence against Women:
Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :Official National Statistics Not Available
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : Official National Statistics Not Available
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : Official National Statistics Not Available
Child Marriage :16.7 % (1)
Reports submitted by UN Human Rights Bodies:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its Causes and Consequences
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Gender Equality Indexes:
Gender Inequality Index Rank :115 (2)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :143 (3)
Iran (Islamic Republic of) Search Data
1 - 10 of 12 ResultsMeeting on the Possibility of Early Marriage from the Perspective of Iran's Judiciary System, Islamic Thoughts and International Principles
Iran Islamic Republic of | 2016
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Child, early and forced marriage
Legal and Judicial Task Force: Discuss Early Marriage of Girls
Iran Islamic Republic of | 2015
Type of Measure : Prevention > Awareness-raising /Campaigns
Form of Violence : Child, early and forced marriage
Office for Social Harm Victims
Iran Islamic Republic of | 2014
Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Penal Code 2013 Criminalises FGM
Iran Islamic Republic of | 2013
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)
Cyber Police Unit for Cyberspace in the Police Force
Iran Islamic Republic of | 2010
Type of Measure : Institutional mechanisms
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Article 227 of the Fifth Development Plan
Iran Islamic Republic of | 2010 | 2015
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Article 38 of the Constitution
Iran Islamic Republic of | 1989
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Comprehensive Domestic Violence Prevention and Control Program in Primary Health Care
Type of Measure : Health > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Meetings on Preventing Violence Against Children
Type of Measure : Work with public private sectors > Faith based organizations
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
The Provision of Women's Security against Violence
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
(1) Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 years who were first married or in union before age 18. Source: UNICEF global databases, 2021, based on DHS, MICS and other nationally representative surveys.
(2) The Gender Inequality Index is a composite measure reflecting inequality between women and men in three different dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality ratio and adolescent birth rate), empowerment (share of parliamentary seats held by women and share of population with at least some secondary education), and labour market participation (labour force participation rate). Source: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2021/2022.
(3) The Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education and health criteria. Source: World Economic Forum, the Global Gender Gap Report 2022.
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