For more than a decade, there have been debates in Iran’s parliament that allowed the adoption of the general principles for a draft law that aims to toughen the penalties for those who violate women.
The bill is called “Preventing Women’s Vulnerability and Improving Their Security Against Abuse” and is subject to change before it is formally passed, which is expected to happen in the coming months.
The Iranian police monitor the dress code with cameras
The bill comes seven months after the protest movement began following the September 16 death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman detained by police for violating strict dress codes requiring women to wear headscarves.
The bill provides for a prison sentence of up to 15 years, up from the current 10, for a man convicted of femicide if the victim’s family overturns a death sentence in court.
Distributing pornographic images without the woman’s consent or forcing a woman to marry is also punishable.
The bill also authorizes the court to allow married women to leave the country even if their husband prevents them from traveling abroad.
This is in response to the police’s proposal to monitor women’s clothing via smart cameras. The authorities will thus be able to send “the evidence and warning messages to violators of the hijab law,” or the Islamic veil, “to inform them of the legal consequences of recidivism in this crime,” he added.
Source: Eluniverso
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