Paedophilia law in Iran confirmed by Guardian Council
- Posted by Maryam Namazie
- On October 11, 2013
- 11 Comments
- Iran, paedophilia, Sharia
The Guardian Council has now approved the bill passed by the Islamic regime of Iran’s Majlis or parliament for the “protection” of children and young people, which includes a clause allowing men to marry their adopted daughters with the permission of a court..
The bill had previously been denied and sent back for review because it had originally banned the marriage of step-fathers and their adopted daughters; the Guardian Council found this to be in contradiction with Islamic Sharia law.
The law legalising paedophilia and child rape has sparked outrage in Iran and across the globe though it is touted as an attempt to solve problems related to the hijab or veil in the family. An adopted daughter is expected to wear the veil in the presence of her father and a mother is expected to do so in the presence of her adopted son if he is old enough.
Children First Now and Fitnah – Movement for Women’s Liberation unequivocally condemn this inhuman law. Today, on 11 October, International Day of the Girl Child, we call on the public and rights organisations to condemn this legalised paedophilia and child rape. This law, like many other laws in the Islamic regime of Iran, violates the dignity and rights of children. And it must be stopped.
Here are five things you can do on 11 October, International Day of the Girl Child, to condemn legalised paedophilia and child rape, and demanding dignity, security and rights for all girls and children in Iran and beyond:
1. Tweet against the law: #Iran #No2LegalPaedophilia
2. Sign our petition and forward it to 10 friends or acquaintances.
3. Write to Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Leader, info_leader@leader.ir, Twitter: @khamenei_ir or to Hassan Rouhani, President, media@rouhani.ir, Twitter: @hassanrouhani demanding an end to child rape and paedophilia.
4. Publicise the campaign on social media including by changing your social media profile to our campaign poster. Join the Event on Facebook.
5. Do an act of solidarity on the internet, in your city square, at work, at your university… in support of children’s rights and against the law.
For more information, contact:
Fitnah – Movement for Women’s Liberation
www.fitnah.org
fitnahmovement.blogspot.co.uk
fitnahmovement@gmail.com
+44 (0) 7719166731
Children First Now
www.childrenfirstnow.com
childrenfirstnow@hotmail.com
info@childrenfirstnow.com
+46 70 852 67 16
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