Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Condemnatory

Yes

Analysis

• The resolution deplores "the widespread, repeated and ongoing human rights violations in the Islamic Republic of Iran," particularly criticizing the surge in executions, including of children, and violence and discrimination against women and girls and other marginalized groups.
• The resolution extends the mandates of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran as well as the Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, both of which are opposed by Iran. Iran rejected the resolution and called on UNHRC members to vote against it.
• Iran strongly opposed the resolution.
• Moreover, the resolution was adopted under Item 4, the primary framework for addressing country-specific human rights situations, signaling criticism.

Main Sponsors

Iceland, Germany, A/HRC/RES/58/21, Moldova, United Kingdom

Vote

Yes - 24, No - 8, Abstain - 15, Absent - 0

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Key Praise

• "Welcoming the recent engagement of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, including through dialogue and the visit of the United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights to the country in February 2024..."
• "Welcoming the pause in implementation of the Law on Protecting the Family through the Promotion of the Culture of Chastity and Hijab..."

Key Criticism

• "Expressing concern at the continued violations of a wide range of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, as highlighted by the Special Rapporteur and the Fact-Finding Mission, and expressing deep concern that sustained and systematic impunity for gross violations of human rights and an absence of accountability in the Islamic Republic of Iran…"
• "Alarmed at the ongoing surge in executions, including of individuals charged with offences that do not meet the threshold of the most serious crimes, at the growing number of women executed and at the continued executions of individuals sentenced for alleged offences committed before the age of 18 years, following trials that gravely fail to respect fair trial guarantees."
• "Expressing deep concern at the widespread violence and discrimination in law and in practice affecting, in particular, women and girls, children, persons belonging to ethnic, linguistic and recognized or unrecognized religious or belief minorities, human rights defenders, lawyers, journalists and media workers..."
• "Deplores the widespread, repeated and ongoing human rights violations in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and calls upon the Islamic Republic of Iran to address systematic impunity…"
• "Expresses deep concern at the findings of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding human rights violations and crimes against humanity, including ongoing persecutory conduct against women, girls and others supporting human rights in the context of the protests, and calls upon the Islamic Republic of Iran to end the persistent discrimination against women and girls."
• "Calls upon the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to eliminate, in law and in practice, all forms of discrimination and violence on the basis of thought, conscience, religion and belief…"
• "Decides to extend the mandate of Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran for a further period of one year…"
• "Also decides that the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran, established following the protests that began on 16 September 2022, should continue for one year…"