A United Nations report released Friday reveals that Iran is employing advanced technology, including drones, facial recognition, and a citizen-reporting app, to enforce its mandatory hijab laws. The report details the use of the government-backed Nazer app,

The report highlights Iran’s escalating reliance on technology to monitor and punish women defying the mandatory dress code. Central to this crackdown is the “Nazer” mobile application, a government-backed tool that allows citizens and police to report women for alleged violations.

A U.N. fact-finding mission into Iran's treatment of women reported that the Islamic republic was resorting to extreme measures in its drive to restrict their rights, including electronic surveillance and camera-drones.