Al-Monitor | Zahra Alipour: �Ever since we started our term, we have been waiting for this bill," said Iranian parliamentarian�Tayyebeh�Siavoshi�of the Provision of Security for Women Bill, which expands the legal definition of violence against women. "Both we and the Vice Presidency�for Women and Family Affairs have�repeatedly asked the judiciary�to send this bill to the parliament. It has been almost three years and we have yet to receive this bill.�


Iranian parliamentarians originally discussed the importance of drafting this bill back in December 2012,�during�President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad�s last year in office. After President Hassan Rouhani took office in August 2013, following up on this bill became a priority of the Vice Presidency for Women and Family Affairs.

The Rouhani administration eventually�approved the bill�in May 2017. Then, due to its judicial nature, the bill was sent to the judiciary for approval.�Since then, the bill has been awaiting the signature of judiciary head�Sadeq�Amoli�Larijani.

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