Iran: UN extends Fact-Finding Mission's mandate in landmark development

Iran: UN extends Fact-Finding Mission's mandate in landmark development

Responding to today’s adoption of a landmark resolution at the UN Human Rights Council, which extended and broadened the mandate of the Fact-Finding Mission on Iran, originally established in November 2022 during the Woman Life Freedom protests, Sara Hashash, Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa at Amnesty International said:  “The extension of the mandates of both the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights …

Iran: UN Expands Investigations into Rights Violations

Click to expand Image Overview during the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, February 26, 2024. © 2024 Janine Schmitz/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images (Geneva) – The United Nations Human Rights Council’s adoption of a resolution to continue the Fact-Finding Mission on Iran and significantly broaden the scope of its investigations is a crucial step for tackling the deepening crisis of impunity in Iran, Human Rights Watch said to…

Landmark Resolution: UN Human Rights Council Expands Fact-Finding Mission on Iran

All of Iran’s Ongoing Human Rights Crimes To Be Investigated 24 States Vote to Expand Accountability for Iran’s Atrocities  April 3, 2025 – In a significant step toward accountability, the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has adopted a landmark resolution extending and expanding the mandate of the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran (FFMI). This resolution broadens the mission’s scope to investigate and document …