The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system, consisting of 47-member states that the UN General Assembly elects. The Council is responsible for strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights internationally, as well as addressing situations of human rights violations and providing recommendations to mend them.
The Human Rights Council is guided by four main tools to address human rights globally:
1) Universal Periodic Review – a unique process involving a periodic review of the human rights records of all 193 UN Member States. It provides an opportunity for all States to declare what actions they have taken to improve the human rights situations in their countries and overcome the challenges to the enjoyment of human rights. The UPR process takes place every four years. The recommendations made to Iran during previous cycles can be found here.
2) Advisory Committee – the Advisory Committee provides expertise to the Human Rights Council as needed. It mainly focuses on studies and research-based advice. The Committee meets twice a year, for one week in February immediately before the March session of the Council and for one week in August.
3) Complaints Procedure – the Complaints Procedure addresses communications submitted by individuals, groups, or non-governmental organizations that claim to be victims of human rights violations or that have direct, reliable knowledge of such violations. To learn more about the procedure and submit a complaint, please click here.
4) UN Special Procedures – independent human rights experts with mandates to report and advise on human rights from a thematic or country-specific perspective.
Statement from Dorothy Estrada-Tanck, Chair of the UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls, from side event “A […]
Statement from Javaid Rehman, UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran, from side
On September 15, Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) and ARTICLE 19 hosted a side event during the 54th session
On September 15, the eve of the death in custody of Jina Mahsa Amini, Kurdistan Human Rights Association-Geneva (KMMK-G) hosted
شورای حقوق بشر سازمان ملل از ۱۹ ژوئن تا ۱۴ ژوئیه ۲۰۲۳ پنجاه و سومین نشست معمولی خود را در
From June 19 to July 14 2023, the United Nations Human Rights Council held its 53rd regular session at the
۵ ژوئیه ۲۰۲۳ ژنو، سوئیس صبح امروز در شورای حقوق بشر، کمیته حقیقت‌یاب برای اولین بار شورا را خطاب قرار
This morning at the HRC, the FFMI addressed the Human Rights Council (HRC) for the first time. Sara Hossain, Chair
Delivered by Ambassador Shara DUNCAN VILLALOBOS Mr. President, I deliver this statement on behalf of 53 Member States. We would
July 5 2023 Delivered by Roya Boroumand I am delivering this statement on behalf of ARTICLE 19, the coalition Impact
A leaked document discloses that in 2022, Iran’s former security chief, Ali Shamkhani, warned Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei about a
Ahead of its first interactive dialogue July 5th, The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran has
On June 19, High Commissioner Volker Türk opened the 53rd regular session of the Human Rights Council with a global update
ائتلاف «ایمپکت ایران» و نهادهای عضو آن به عنوان سازمان‌هایی که متعهد به ترویج احترام به حقوق بشر هستند ناراحتی
The 52nd session of the Human Rights Council (27 February – 4 April 2023) was the first HRC session since
On March 20, Javaid Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran,
Statement delivered by Mr. Christian Guillermet, Viceminister of Foreign Affairs of Costa Rica During HRC52, High-Level Panel on Death Penalty
The opening of the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council on Monday February 27 saw interventions from a number
Find a Persian translation of the statement here. 24 November 2022 Mr. President, Distinguished Delegates, Representatives of civil society, It
Mr. President, Excellencies, Distinguished delegates, At the outset, let me begin by saying that I have deep admiration for the
Impact Iran hails today’s establishment by the Human Rights Council (“HRC”) of an international independent inquiry into Iran’s ongoing crackdown
ECPM, Iran Human Rights, and Impact Iran (a coalition of 16 NGOs including Abdorrahman Boroumand Center, Article 19, KMM-KG, AHRAZ,
35th Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council 24 November 2022 Delivered by Bahar Saba Mr President, I am
We are writing to raise our deep concerns about the Iranian authorities’ mobilization of their well-honed machinery of repression to
On April 1st 2022, the last day of the session, the Human Rights Council voted in favour of extending the
