HRC Special Session – Deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially with respect to women and children

VOTING RESULTS : RESOLUTION ADOPTED :

to note that this is a unique vote where countries from the ‘South’ have showed a great  support to the resolution.

The council decides to :

7. Decides to establish an independent international fact-finding mission until the end of the fifty-fifth session of the Human Rights Council, to be appointed by the President of the Human Rights Council, with the following mandate:

(a) Thoroughly and independently investigate alleged human rights violations in the Islamic Republic of Iran related to the protests that began on 16 September 2022, especially with respect to women and children;

(b) Establish the facts and circumstances surrounding the alleged violations;

(c) Collect, consolidate and analyse evidence of such violations and preserve evidence, including in view of cooperation, in any legal proceedings;

(d) Engage with all relevant stakeholders, including the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, relevant United Nations entities, human rights organizations and civil society;

8. Requests the independent international fact-finding mission to present an oral update to the Human Rights Council during an interactive dialogue at its fifty-third session and to present to the Council a comprehensive report on its findings, during an interactive dialogue at its fifty-fifth session;