Biography
Fatemeh Haghighatjoo, an Iranian citizen, is a human rights activist and former parliamentarian in the 6th Majils (Iran’s reform parliament) from 2000 to 2004. During her time in parliament, she was renowned as an articulate and fearless advocate of human rights and women’s rights in particular. She writes extensively on human rights and has also published on educational and sociological issues. Currently a fellow at the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, in 2005-2006, Dr. Haghighatjoo was a fellow at MIT’s Center for International Relations. Previously, she has held professorships at Tehran University and Shahid Behesti University. While at WAPPP, Haghighatjoo will continue to research and write on human rights, women’s rights and democracy within the Iranian context. Dr. Haghighatjoo holds a PhD in Counseling. (1.2007)
For more on Fatemeh Haghighatjoo:
Iranian Women Crucial in Majlis ElectionBy Massoumeh Torfeh, BBC
January 30, 2008