The General Assembly allocates agenda items to the Third Committee which relates to a range of social, humanitarian affairs and human rights issues that affect people globally. The Third Committee has passed several non-binding resolutions on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The resolutions often call upon the Secretary General to examine the situation of human rights in the country.
In December 19, 2017, the Third Committee adopted a resolution calling upon the Islamic Republic of Iran to deepen its engagement with international human rights mechanisms by cooperating with the Special Rapporteur and implementing all accepted 2010 and 2014 Universal Periodic Review recommendations. The resolution passed with 83 countries in favor, 30 against, and 68 abstentions.
On October 26th, 2022, UN Special Rapporteur Javaid Rehman presented his latest report (A/77/181) on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee, as part of the Assembly’s 77th’s session. Mr. Rehman emphasized arbitrary detention as a persistent human rights concern, ...
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