Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Monday, April 10, 2023
Iran plans to toughen penalties for violence against women
Iran’s parliament has adopted proposals to toughen penalties for perpetrators of violence against women which could be voted into law within months, state media has reported.
Initiated more than 10 years ago, discussions in parliament led to the adoption on Sunday of the general principles of a draft bill called “preventing harm to women and improving their safety against misbehavior,” IRNA news agency reports.
The text, which can still be modified, could be formally promulgated into law in the coming months.
