She said: 'A regime that does not allow women to make decisions for their own bodies has been elected to a body to monitor the condition of women around the world.'ĪDVERTISEMENT A UN report found that between 'March and June 2020, 7,323 marriages involving girls aged 10 to 14 were registered' in Iran. Masih Alinejad, a US-based activist and founder of My Stealthy Freedom, told the Swedish parliament that the decision to elect Iran onto the UN women's rights committee was an 'insult', Asharq Al-Awsat reports. 'We call on governments, institutions and associations to condemn this decision.'
The Association of Iranian Women in France and their counterparts in Italy and Sweden in a statement: 'We consider the election of the extremely misogynistic regime of Iran as an insult to all Iranian women, the main victims of this regime during the last four decades. Women cannot take part in certain sports banned by the government and it is compulsory to wear a hijab or face jail. Husbands have 'the right to prevent taking up employment that he considers incompatible with family interests or his dignity', and child marriage is prevalent.