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Rights literacy

A rights literacy programme in preparation. It explains how rights are protected and where people can turn.

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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.Contested subjectLaw

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  • 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.

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Sources

Open scholarly records on this subject, from approved indexes. Listed for reference, not yet reviewed.

  1. 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
  2. Yeshwant J Naik (2026). Human Rights Violations Against the LGBTQ+ Community in Iran. SSRN Electronic Journal. DOI 10.2139/ssrn.6414659
  3. 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
  4. Mohammad Hossein Mozaffari (2021). Iran Human Rights Politics.-en.pdf. figshare. DOI 10.6084/m9.figshare.14582481.v1
  5. 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

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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.

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01What it offers

  • 01

    Guides

    Plain guides to human rights systems and how complaints work.

  • 02

    Courses

    Courses on democracy, the rule of law and human rights.

  • 03

    Referrals

    Referrals to qualified legal services and recognised human rights bodies.

  • 04

    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

06More in Civic

  • In preparation

    Civic participation

    How to take part in public life in the host country.

  • In preparation

    Media literacy

    Skills to check sources, spot manipulation and read the news critically.

  • In preparation

    Dialogue across divides

    Moderated dialogue between people who disagree, with published rules.

  • In preparation

    Newcomer guides

    Country guides for newcomers: information and referrals, never legal advice.

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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/},
}

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TI  - Rights literacy
UR  - https://iranians.global/civic/rights-literacy/
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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.

  1. 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

  2. Human Rights Violations Against the LGBTQ+ Community in Iran

    Yeshwant J Naik · 2026 · SSRN Electronic Journal

    PreprintOpenAlexOpen access

  3. Waves of Discrimination and Racism against Afghan Immigrants in Iran: Historical Patterns, Social Dynamics, and Human Rights Implications

    Homayoun Mallyar, · 2024 · International Journal of Social Science and Human Research

    ArticleZenodoOpen accessCC-BY-4.0

  4. Iran Human Rights Politics.-en.pdf

    Mohammad Hossein Mozaffari · 2021 · figshare

    DatasetDataCiteOpen accessCC-BY-4.0

  5. 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

  6. investigating torture guarantees in iran and comparing them with internation human rights instruments

    maryam heydaripouri, sayyedfhqer mirabbasi, aboumohammad asgarkhani · 2020 · پژوهشنامه حقوق تطبیقی

    ArticleDOAJOpen access

  7. Silencing the women’s rights movement in Iran / Iran Human Rights Documentation Center

    (:Unkn) Unknown · 2010 · Iran Human Rights Documentation Center

    BookDataCiteOpenAIREOpen access

  8. Fighting against Torture: Comparative Study of the Legal System of the Islamic Republic of Iran Iran and the Federal Republic of Germany (in the Light of the International Human Rights Law)

    Samaneh Rahmatifar · 2023 · حقوق بشر

    ArticleDOAJOpen access

  9. Promoting International Human Rights obligations in Iran

    Aparna Sharma · 2025 · Zenodo

    ArticleDataCiteZenodoOpen accessCC-BY-4.0

  10. Denied identity : human rights abuses against Iran’s LGBT community / Iran Human Rights Documentation Center

    (:Unkn) Unknown · 2013 · Iran Human Rights Documentation Center

    BookDataCiteOpenAIREOpen access

  11. Employment Rights of "Sexual Minorities" in Iran; Analysis from a Human Rights Perspective

    Ayat Mulaee · 2021 · حقوق بشر

    ArticleDOAJOpen access

  12. 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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