Witness: Riding Iran’s Escalators – In a Wheelchair

“I know it’s very dangerous,” she said. “Each time I get on an escalator with my wheelchair, I prepare myself for death. But I have no other choice. I have nobody to help me.” In a new report, “‘I Am Equally Human’: Discrimination and Lack of Accessibility for People with Disabilities in Iran,” Human Rights Watch and the Center for Human Rights in Iran document the everyday barriers that people in Iran, like Fatemeh, face – while using public transportation, shopping for groceries, withdrawing money from the ATM, or trying to access fitting rooms. Even government offices are typically inaccessible,…

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