IANGEL stands with Afghan & Iranian rights defenders urging the UN to make gender apartheid a crime against humanity. The UN must recognize institutionalized gender oppression for what it is: apartheid. Read more about the joint letter signed by IANGEL.
Two years into Taliban rule, IANGEL is determined to amplify the voices of women human rights defenders as they continue to protest. Read more about stories from Afghan Woman Protesters in a new report from FEMENA.
Read more about IANGEL’s latest advocacy actions.
Read the full statement from Zubaida Akbar’s special briefing to the UN Security Council (UNSC) on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan.
IANGEL calls on the international community to end the gender apartheid that is happening in Iran and Afghanistan. Join the movement to End Gender Apartheid!
On December 14, 2022, UN Member States voted to remove the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) from the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). We celebrate this pivotal moment in the struggle for human rights for women and girls everywhere!
Since taking control of Afghanistan, the Taliban have been violating international law with a series of bans depriving women and girls of their basic human rights. IANGEL stands with the women of Afghanistan and call for the international community to help fight this new gender apartheid in the country.
IANGEL stands in solidarity with the brave people of Iran, and all those who stand up for human rights around the world.
IANGEL has joined the National Women’s Law Center’s amicus curiae brief in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, to support the rights of the LGBTQ+ community to be free from discrimination by public businesses.
Now, more than ever, it is vital for young people to understand their rights, protect their health, and make decisions based on accessible and factually accurate information. IANGEL’s Teen Information Project strives to do just that.