Belgian MP Nele Lijnen addresses situation of women in Iran You are here:     Home     Articles     Belgian MP Nele Lijnen addresses situation of women in Iran Following is the text of speech by the Hon. Nele Lijnen, member of the Parliament of Belgium, to a conference at the parliament on Human Rights in Iran. Dear colleagues, Dear Friends, I would like to focus on the situation of women in Iran. During the first 4 years of the presidency of Rouhani, at least 81 women were hanged. No other regime in the world has executed so many women. I should point out that Iranian women have fought for their rights for many years and are in a different class than some of their neighbours. Iranian Constitution defines the duty of a woman as to “give birth to children and raise them”. This Constitution puts women at the disposal of men practically as a captive or a sexual slave. Girls can be deprived of education at the age of 13 and even younger, as ...