Civic
Rights literacy
A rights literacy programme in preparation. It explains how rights are protected and where people can turn.
- Status
- In preparation
- What it offers
- 4
- Courses
- 2
- Country programmes
- 49
Before you begin IDCDC is a peer-to-peer network. It is not a university and acts for no government, party, corporation or faith body.
Courses are written and reviewed by peers. Outlines are drafts until expert review.
In context
- Contested subject This subject is contested. Every side is shown with its sources, and nothing here endorses a position.
- Law Law differs by country and changes. This is general information, not legal advice.
How this page handles evidence
Every figure carries its measure, year, source and label. Unknown is shown as unknown.
- Verified
- A label: the item matches its primary record, such as the official table or the Crossref entry.
- Secondary source
- A label: the figure comes from a reliable report about the source, not from the source itself.
- To verify
- A label: the item is listed as found and still needs checking against its source.
Sources
Open scholarly records on this subject, from approved indexes. Listed for reference, not yet reviewed.
- Shabnam Moinipour (2017). Refugees against refugees: the Iranian Migrants’ perception of the human rights of Afghans in Iran. The International Journal of Human Rights. DOI 10.1080/13642987.2017.1307831
- Yeshwant J Naik (2026). Human Rights Violations Against the LGBTQ+ Community in Iran. SSRN Electronic Journal. DOI 10.2139/ssrn.6414659
- Homayoun Mallyar, (2024). Waves of Discrimination and Racism against Afghan Immigrants in Iran: Historical Patterns, Social Dynamics, and Human Rights Implications. International Journal of Social Science and Human Research. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.14172446
- Mohammad Hossein Mozaffari (2021). Iran Human Rights Politics.-en.pdf. figshare. DOI 10.6084/m9.figshare.14582481.v1
- Blanchet K, Barakat S, Kumar B et al. (2026). Iran’s humanitarian crisis: war, legality, and the erosion of population health.. Lancet Reg Health Eur. DOI 10.1016/j.lanepe.2026.101656
Perspectives and disputes
Contested subjects show every side with sources. Nothing here endorses a position.
A map of the main positions, each with its own sources, is in preparation.
01What it offers
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Guides
Plain guides to human rights systems and how complaints work.
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Courses
Courses on democracy, the rule of law and human rights.
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Referrals
Referrals to qualified legal services and recognised human rights bodies.
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Many languages
Guides in the languages of the diaspora, as translations are reviewed.
02Who it is for
- Members
- Students
- Community workers
- Newcomers
03How it works
- Guide
- a person reads the guide on their question.
- Course
- those who want more take a course.
- Referral
- individual cases go to qualified services.
- Review
- guides are rechecked when rules change.
04What it always keeps
- This is education, never legal advice.
- Every guide cites its sources.
- Rights apply to every person, whatever their background.
- No case details are collected.
05Courses
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Human rights systems
Outline in preparation.
Wave 2 Planned
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Democracy and the rule of law
Outline in preparation.
Wave 2 Planned
06More in Civic
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Civic participation
How to take part in public life in the host country.
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Media literacy
Skills to check sources, spot manipulation and read the news critically.
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Dialogue across divides
Moderated dialogue between people who disagree, with published rules.
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Newcomer guides
Country guides for newcomers: information and referrals, never legal advice.
Cite this page
- APA
Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. (2026). Rights literacy. iranians.global. https://iranians.global/civic/rights-literacy/
- Chicago
Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. 2026. “Rights Literacy.” iranians.global. https://iranians.global/civic/rights-literacy/.
- BibTeX
@misc{idcdc2026_civic_rights_literacy, author = {{Iranian Diaspora Cooperation \& Development Council}}, year = {2026}, note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0}, title = {Rights literacy}, url = {https://iranians.global/civic/rights-literacy/}, howpublished = {https://iranians.global/civic/rights-literacy/}, }- RIS
TY - ELEC AU - Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council DA - 2026/// PY - 2026 ID - idcdc2026_civic_righ N1 - Licence: CC BY 4.0 TI - Rights literacy UR - https://iranians.global/civic/rights-literacy/ ER -
07Learn in the Academy
Courses and disciplines of the Academy on the subject of this page.
Courses
- Human rights systemsProposed
- Democracy and the rule of lawProposed
- Digital safety for familiesOutlined
- Civic participation in CanadaOutlined
Disciplines
A completion record shows what was studied and assessed. It is not a certificate or a qualification.
08Research and sources
Recent and relevant work on this page’s subject, from approved open scholarly sources. Metadata and links only. Titles stay as published. Not yet reviewed.
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Refugees against refugees: the Iranian Migrants’ perception of the human rights of Afghans in Iran
Shabnam Moinipour · 2017 · The International Journal of Human Rights
ArticleOpenAlexCrossref
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Human Rights Violations Against the LGBTQ+ Community in Iran
Yeshwant J Naik · 2026 · SSRN Electronic Journal
PreprintOpenAlexOpen access
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Homayoun Mallyar, · 2024 · International Journal of Social Science and Human Research
ArticleZenodoOpen accessCC-BY-4.0
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Iran Human Rights Politics.-en.pdf
Mohammad Hossein Mozaffari · 2021 · figshare
DatasetDataCiteOpen accessCC-BY-4.0
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Iran’s humanitarian crisis: war, legality, and the erosion of population health.
Blanchet K, Barakat S, Kumar B et al. · 2026 · Lancet Reg Health Eur
ArticleEurope PMCOpen access
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maryam heydaripouri, sayyedfhqer mirabbasi, aboumohammad asgarkhani · 2020 · پژوهشنامه حقوق تطبیقی
ArticleDOAJOpen access
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Silencing the women’s rights movement in Iran / Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
(:Unkn) Unknown · 2010 · Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
BookDataCiteOpenAIREOpen access
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Samaneh Rahmatifar · 2023 · حقوق بشر
ArticleDOAJOpen access
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Promoting International Human Rights obligations in Iran
Aparna Sharma · 2025 · Zenodo
ArticleDataCiteZenodoOpen accessCC-BY-4.0
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(:Unkn) Unknown · 2013 · Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
BookDataCiteOpenAIREOpen access
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Employment Rights of "Sexual Minorities" in Iran; Analysis from a Human Rights Perspective
Ayat Mulaee · 2021 · حقوق بشر
ArticleDOAJOpen access
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Apostasy in the Islamic Republic of Iran / Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
(:Unkn) Unknown · 2014 · Iran Human Rights Documentation Center
BookDataCiteOpenAIREOpen access
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