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United Nations creates fact-finding mission to investigate atrocities by Iran regime against women and girls

NEW YORK - Today, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution establishing an independent international fact-finding mission to investigate alleged human rights violations in Iran related to the protests that began on September 16, 2022.

NEW YORK – Today, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a resolution establishing an independent international fact-finding mission to investigate alleged human rights violations in Iran related to the protests that began on September 16, 2022.

US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken released the following statement on the matter today:

Today’s Special Session at the UN Human Rights Council addressed the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran, with a particular and appropriate focus on the regime’s brutal acts of repression and violence against women and children, especially girls. Following the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran’s so-called “morality police,” thousands of brave Iranians have risked their lives and their liberty to protest the regime’s long record of oppression and violence. The regime has responded with a ruthless crackdown on peaceful protestors, including the lethal response on November 19 in Mahabad, mass arrests including the preemptive detention of journalists, and use of the death sentence against peaceful protestors. The United States continues to support the people of Iran in the face of this brutal repression. We reiterate our call for the regime to immediately end its harsh crackdown and cease its violence against women and girls.

The UN Human Rights Council has a crucial role to play in drawing international attention to human rights crises such as the one in Iran, investigating them, and establishing accountability mechanisms to document and respond to the abuses committed. Today’s session leaves no doubt that the HRC’s membership recognizes the gravity of the situation in Iran, and the fact-finding mission established today will help ensure that those engaged in the ongoing violent suppression of Iranian people are identified and their actions documented.

Mahsa Amini was arrested by Iranian “morality police” for not wearing a hijab in accordance with their policies. She soon died.

 

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