Iran: UN expands Fact-Finding Mission’s mandate in landmark development to address human rights crisis

By Amnesty International

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 post Iran: UN expands Fact-Finding Mission’s mandate in landmark development to address human rights crisis appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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