US EditionUN rights council to hold emergency session on Iran: Report
The UN Human Rights Council aims to review urgent reports of mass killings and extensive violence against protesters, with at least 5,000 deaths reported by a UN-appointed expert.
- On Friday , the UN Human Rights Council will hold an emergency session on Iran, with Iceland's ambassador Einar Gunnarsson citing a letter from Germany and Britain on alarming violence.
- Human Rights Watch denounced mass unlawful killings and urged the UN probe set up in 2022 to investigate and receive extra financing.
- Iranian authorities said they have verified at least 5,000 deaths in protests, prompting Volker Turk, UN rights chief, to condemn the violence and call for investigation.
- European representatives including Britain, France and Denmark accused Iran's government of violence and human rights violations, while Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei condemned the criticism as unjustified on Sunday and Iran's diplomatic mission did not respond.
- Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said European governments misrepresent early January events, claiming violence escalated between Jan. 8 and 10 after `terrorist individuals` entered, and warned Europe is `blindly obeying the United States and Israel` which could backfire diplomatically.
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UN Human Rights Council to Hold Emergency Session on Iran Amid Deadly Protests
The U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will convene an emergency session in the coming days to address reports of widespread violence against protesters in Iran. The protests, the largest since 2022, have reportedly resulted in at least 5,000 deaths according to Iranian authorities. U.N. rights chief Volker Turk condemned the crackdown, while Human Rights Watch […] The post UN Human Rights Council to Hold Emergency Session on Iran Amid Deadly Pro…
‘Political, non-constructive’: Iran slams UNHRC special session on recent riots
Iran has vehemently condemned the upcoming special session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), labeling it a "politically motivated and non-constructive" move orchestrated by Western powers to interfere in Iran’s internal affairs.
The United Nations Human Rights Council has called an emergency session on Friday to discuss the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran, spokesman Pascal Sim said today. He added that the meeting was called at the request of Great Britain, Germany, Iceland, Moldova and North Macedonia.
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The UN Human Rights Council will hold an emergency session on Iran on Friday (Jan 23), with proponents aiming to discuss �alarming violence� used against protesters, a document showed on Tuesday
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