Ahwaz Human Rights Orhanisation (AHRO) Intervention at the 8th session of UN minority issues Ms.Mona Silavi I am a member of Ahwazi Arab minority in Iran and I will concentrate on women of minorities in the legal system in Iran, legal system in Iran discriminated women in general but when it comes to women of minorities, the discrimination is doubled. Firstly being the victim of her traditional community and the limitation that kind of community imposes on her and secondly suffering from a society ruled by a misogynistic and anti-Arab sentiments. Women in minority groups suffer from traditions and when they are victimized and seek help ,the legal system does not support them for example in 2009 ,24% of crimes where honor crimes against women ,where the murders have walked away as free men under the Honor killing law codes . According to statistics published by Iranian government 82% of Arab women cannot speak Persian and 65% of women under the age of 35 and 95 % of women above the age of 35 are illiterate which prevents them from demanding their rights even within Iranian legal system .Activists have long demanded establishment of organization which speak Arabic to help these women but all attempts were faced by rejection. Iranian government by refusing to allow the establishment of independent organizations of civil societies prevent the minorities from practicing their right of development in their communities, and when there is small gathering of civil activists who try to Change situation ,the government closes these centers under the pretexts of political or anti government activities. Using the wives of activists as a mean to punish and put the activists under pressure is another method which Iranian justice system implements . Fahimeh badawi is an example of such instances .She received 15 years prison sentence and was used as a mean to pressure her activist husband,who eventually was