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Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran

Ms. Sara Hossain (chair)

Ms. Hossain “is a barrister in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh practising in constitutional, public interest and family law. She is a partner in the law firm of Dr. Kamal Hossain and Associates and serves pro bono as the Honorary Executive Direct of the Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust. In 2016, she was appointed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights as one of the two experts on accountability to support the work of the Special Rapporteur on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Ms. Hossein serves on the Advisory Committee of the Women’s International Coalition of Gender Justice and has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Trust Fund for Victims of Torture since 2017. In 2018-2019, Ms. Hossain also served on the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the 2018 protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. She was educated at Wadham College, Oxford University, United Kingdom, and called to the Bar from Middle Temple in 1989.”

Ms. Shaheen Sardar Ali

Ms. Ali “is a law professor at the University of Warwick, United Kingdom, focussing on Islamic law, human rights, and women and child rights. In Pakistan, Ms. Ali served as the First Chairperson/Minister of State, National Commission on the Status of Women (2000-2001) and the first female cabinet Minister for Health, Population Welfare and Women’s Development in the Government of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. She was a member and Vice-Chair of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (2008-2014) and has consulted with a wide range of national and international organizations. Ms. Ali has a Ph.D. in International Law, from the University of Hull, United Kingdom (1998), and is a member of the editorial boards of the Arab Law Quarterly and the Journal of Islamic State practices in International Law. She is fluent in English, Urdu, Pashto, and Punjabi, can read and write Arabic and has a working knowledge of Persian (Farsi).”

Ms. Viviana Krsticevic

Ms. Krsticevic “has an LL.B. from the University of Buenos Aires, an M.A. in Latin American Studies from Stanford University, and an LL.M. from Harvard Law School. She has litigated extensively on behalf of victims of human rights violations in Latin America. She has appeared before the Inter-American Commission and Court of Human Rights, arguing pioneering cases on the legal framework for accountability, gender-based violence, civic space, victims’ rights, indigenous peoples, reparations, and social and economic rights. She has helped shape international human rights standards in key areas through her litigation, advocacy, and writing. Ms. Krsticevic has intervened as amicus curiae before numerous national courts in the Americas, as well as regional human rights tribunals, including the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and the European Court on Human Rights.Ms. Krsticevic regularly teaches at the American University Washington College of Law, through its Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, and at St. Thomas University through the Master of Laws in Intercultural Human Rights. She has also taught, lectured, and participated in conferences at universities and think tanks throughout the Americas, and Europe. She has participated in several conferences and has done research at the Max Planck Institute on Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg. Ms. Krsticevic has published extensively on human rights and international law.She is currently the Executive Director of the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), a civil society organization that works throughout the Americas to promote human rights using international law and the Inter-American System for the Protection of Human Rights. Ms. Krsticevic is also a member of the drafting committee of the international protocol on the investigation of threats against human rights defenders launched in 2021, known as the La Esperanza Protocol. She is also a founder and member of the Gqual Campaign, a global initiative to promote gender parity in international representation.”

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    Questions & Answers on the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran
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    Questions & Answers on the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran

TIMELINE

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Jina Mahsa Amini

Mahsa Amini, a 22 year-old Kurdish Iranian woman, is arrested in Tehran for “improper wear of the hijab”. Two days later, she dies in police custody. CT scans confirm she received multiple head wounds, and multiple witnesses report that she was severely beaten.

September 14 Read more [22]
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Protests

An unprecedented wave of women-led protests arises in the immediate aftermath of Amini’s death, spreading throughout the country, protesting against morality police and theocratic government, and championing women’s rights while advocating for wider political and social change.

September 16 – Read more [22]
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Crackdown

Iran’s security forces respond with a brutal crackdown on largely peaceful protests, injuring and killing demonstrators, while arresting and detaining thousands more. Authorities deny wrongdoing and dismiss the findings of Iranian civil society, while Internet access is severely restricted, resulting in several shutdowns.

September 16 – Read more [22]
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Civil Society Responds

Iranian civil society immediately condemns authorities’ violent and repressive response to the protests. In its own joint letter, the Impact Iran coalition calls on the international community, including the ongoing UN General Assembly and nascent Human Rights Council sessions, to take all opportunities to address the ongoing human rights violations associated with the protests, including “the establishment of an investigative and accountability mechanism in order to end impunity for repeated cycles of grave violations of human rights and crimes under international law committed in the country

September 17 – Read more [22]
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Mandate Holders Respond

During several engagements at the Council, including a side event co-sponsored by Impact Iran, the Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN in Geneva, and 10+ organizations, several mandate holders, including Javaid Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran, decry Iran authorities’ repression: “All perpetuators of state-instigated violence and human rights violations must be held accountable. State authorities, its agents and officials must be held accountable.”

October 3 Read more [22]
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Mandate Holders Respond

During several engagements at the Council, including a side event co-sponsored by Impact Iran, the Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN in Geneva, and 10+ organizations, several mandate holders, including Javaid Rehman, the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran, decry Iran authorities’ repression: “All perpetuators of state-instigated violence and human rights violations must be held accountable. State authorities, its agents and officials must be held accountable.”

October 3 Read more [22]
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UNSR Rehman at #UNGA77

During his interactive dialogue with the UN General Assembly, Special Rapporteur Rehman calls on the international community to “establish an international, investigative mechanism to ensure accountability”.

October 26 Read more [22]
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UNSR Rehman at #UNGA77

During his interactive dialogue with the UN General Assembly, Special Rapporteur Rehman calls on the international community to “establish an international, investigative mechanism to ensure accountability”.

October 26 Read more [22]
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Germany provokes Special Session

Germany and Iceland’s diplomatic missions call for a Special Session at the Human Rights Council, to address “the deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially with respect to women and children”.

November 3 Read more
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Germany provokes Special Session

Germany and Iceland’s diplomatic missions call for a Special Session at the Human Rights Council, to address “the deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially with respect to women and children”.

November 3 Read more
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Arria Formula Meeting

The UN Security Council hosts an Arria Formula meeting on the ongoing protests, hosted by the Albanian and American missions, briefed by human rights experts Shirin Ebadi, Nazanin Boniadi, Javaid Rehman, all of whom call for an investigative mechanism. A broad group of member states share concerns about the human rights situation in Iran.

  • Ghana: “We call on the Iranian regime to stop suppressing the right of peaceful assembly, and the freedom of association and expression.”
  • Albania: “We support already existing instruments and tools as well as creation of a new independent and impartial investigative mechanism to hold the Iranian regime accountable for its gross violations of human rights and impunity.”
  • Brazil: ““We share the concerns expressed by other members regarding the escalation of tensions in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini and the current repression of peaceful protestors in the aftermath of the episode.”

Explore Impact Iran’s interactive recap of the Arria Formula Meeting

November 3 Read more [22]
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Arria Formula Meeting

The UN Security Council hosts an Arria Formula meeting on the ongoing protests, hosted by the Albanian and American missions, briefed by human rights experts Shirin Ebadi, Nazanin Boniadi, Javaid Rehman, all of whom call for an investigative mechanism. A broad group of member states share concerns about the human rights situation in Iran.

  • Ghana: “We call on the Iranian regime to stop suppressing the right of peaceful assembly, and the freedom of association and expression.”
  • Albania: “We support already existing instruments and tools as well as creation of a new independent and impartial investigative mechanism to hold the Iranian regime accountable for its gross violations of human rights and impunity.”
  • Brazil: ““We share the concerns expressed by other members regarding the escalation of tensions in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini and the current repression of peaceful protestors in the aftermath of the episode.”

Explore Impact Iran’s interactive recap of the Arria Formula Meeting

November 3 Read more [22]
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35th Special Session of the Human Rights Council

The Human Rights Council convenes its 35th Special Session in light of the deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The council hears interventions from several Iranian civil society members, including:

November 24 Read more
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35th Special Session of the Human Rights Council

The Human Rights Council convenes its 35th Special Session in light of the deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The council hears interventions from several Iranian civil society members, including:

November 24 Read more
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Fact-Finding Mission Established

The Human Rights Council entrusts the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran with the following mandate:

  1. To 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;
  1. To establish the facts and circumstances surrounding the alleged violations;
  1. To collect, consolidate and analyse evidence of such violations and preserve evidence, including in view of cooperation in any legal proceedings;
  1. To 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.
November 24 Read more
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FFM experts appointed

Human Rights Council President Federico Villegas appoints the Fact Finding Mission’s 3 experts:

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Ms. Hossain

  • Ms. Sara Hossain (chair) 🇧🇩
  • Ms. Hossain “is a barrister in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh practising in constitutional, public interest and family law. She is a partner in the law firm of Dr. Kamal Hossain and Associates and serves pro bono as the Honorary Executive Direct of the Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust. In 2016, she was appointed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights as one of the two experts on accountability to support the work of the Special Rapporteur on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Ms. Hossein serves on the Advisory Committee of the Women’s International Coalition of Gender Justice and has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Trust Fund for Victims of Torture since 2017. In 2018-2019, Ms. Hossain also served on the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the 2018 protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. She was educated at Wadham College, Oxford University, United Kingdom, and called to the Bar from Middle Temple in 1989.”
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Ms. Ali

  • Ms. Shaheen Sardar Ali 🇵🇰
  • Ms. Ali “is a law professor at the University of Warwick, United Kingdom, focussing on Islamic law, human rights, and women and child rights. In Pakistan, Ms. Ali served as the First Chairperson/Minister of State, National Commission on the Status of Women (2000-2001) and the first female cabinet Minister for Health, Population Welfare and Women’s Development in the Government of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. She was a member and Vice-Chair of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (2008-2014) and has consulted with a wide range of national and international organizations. Ms. Ali has a Ph.D. in International Law, from the University of Hull, United Kingdom (1998), and is a member of the editorial boards of the Arab Law Quarterly and the Journal of Islamic State practices in International Law. She is fluent in English, Urdu, Pashto, and Punjabi, can read and write Arabic and has a working knowledge of Persian (Farsi).”
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Ms. Krsticevic

  • Ms. Viviana Krsticevic 🇦🇷
  • Ms. Krsticevic “has an LL.B. from the University of Buenos Aires, an M.A. in Latin American Studies from Stanford University, and an LL.M. from Harvard Law School. She has litigated extensively on behalf of victims of human rights violations in Latin America. She has appeared before the Inter-American Commission and Court of Human Rights, arguing pioneering cases on the legal framework for accountability, gender-based violence, civic space, victims’ rights, indigenous peoples, reparations, and social and economic rights. She has helped shape international human rights standards in key areas through her litigation, advocacy, and writing. Ms. Krsticevic has intervened as amicus curiae before numerous national courts in the Americas, as well as regional human rights tribunals, including the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and the European Court on Human Rights.

    Ms. Krsticevic regularly teaches at the American University Washington College of Law, through its Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, and at St. Thomas University through the Master of Laws in Intercultural Human Rights. She has also taught, lectured, and participated in conferences at universities and think tanks throughout the Americas, and Europe. She has participated in several conferences and has done research at the Max Planck Institute on Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg. Ms. Krsticevic has published extensively on human rights and international law.

    She is currently the Executive Director of the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), a civil society organization that works throughout the Americas to promote human rights using international law and the Inter-American System for the Protection of Human Rights. Ms. Krsticevic is also a member of the drafting committee of the international protocol on the investigation of threats against human rights defenders launched in 2021, known as the La Esperanza Protocol. She is also a founder and member of the Gqual Campaign, a global initiative to promote gender parity in international representation.”

December 20 Read more
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FFM experts appointed

Human Rights Council President Federico Villegas appoints the Fact Finding Mission’s 3 experts:

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Ms. Hossain

  • Ms. Sara Hossain (chair) 🇧🇩
  • Ms. Hossain “is a barrister in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh practising in constitutional, public interest and family law. She is a partner in the law firm of Dr. Kamal Hossain and Associates and serves pro bono as the Honorary Executive Direct of the Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust. In 2016, she was appointed by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights as one of the two experts on accountability to support the work of the Special Rapporteur on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Ms. Hossein serves on the Advisory Committee of the Women’s International Coalition of Gender Justice and has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Trust Fund for Victims of Torture since 2017. In 2018-2019, Ms. Hossain also served on the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the 2018 protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. She was educated at Wadham College, Oxford University, United Kingdom, and called to the Bar from Middle Temple in 1989.”
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Ms. Ali

  • Ms. Shaheen Sardar Ali 🇵🇰
  • Ms. Ali “is a law professor at the University of Warwick, United Kingdom, focussing on Islamic law, human rights, and women and child rights. In Pakistan, Ms. Ali served as the First Chairperson/Minister of State, National Commission on the Status of Women (2000-2001) and the first female cabinet Minister for Health, Population Welfare and Women’s Development in the Government of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. She was a member and Vice-Chair of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (2008-2014) and has consulted with a wide range of national and international organizations. Ms. Ali has a Ph.D. in International Law, from the University of Hull, United Kingdom (1998), and is a member of the editorial boards of the Arab Law Quarterly and the Journal of Islamic State practices in International Law. She is fluent in English, Urdu, Pashto, and Punjabi, can read and write Arabic and has a working knowledge of Persian (Farsi).”
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Ms. Krsticevic

  • Ms. Viviana Krsticevic 🇦🇷
  • Ms. Krsticevic “has an LL.B. from the University of Buenos Aires, an M.A. in Latin American Studies from Stanford University, and an LL.M. from Harvard Law School. She has litigated extensively on behalf of victims of human rights violations in Latin America. She has appeared before the Inter-American Commission and Court of Human Rights, arguing pioneering cases on the legal framework for accountability, gender-based violence, civic space, victims’ rights, indigenous peoples, reparations, and social and economic rights. She has helped shape international human rights standards in key areas through her litigation, advocacy, and writing. Ms. Krsticevic has intervened as amicus curiae before numerous national courts in the Americas, as well as regional human rights tribunals, including the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and the European Court on Human Rights.

    Ms. Krsticevic regularly teaches at the American University Washington College of Law, through its Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, and at St. Thomas University through the Master of Laws in Intercultural Human Rights. She has also taught, lectured, and participated in conferences at universities and think tanks throughout the Americas, and Europe. She has participated in several conferences and has done research at the Max Planck Institute on Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg. Ms. Krsticevic has published extensively on human rights and international law.

    She is currently the Executive Director of the Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL), a civil society organization that works throughout the Americas to promote human rights using international law and the Inter-American System for the Protection of Human Rights. Ms. Krsticevic is also a member of the drafting committee of the international protocol on the investigation of threats against human rights defenders launched in 2021, known as the La Esperanza Protocol. She is also a founder and member of the Gqual Campaign, a global initiative to promote gender parity in international representation.”

December 20 Read more
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Human Rights Council: 53rd Session

The Fact-finding mission provides an Oral update to the HRC during an interactive dialogue.

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Human Rights Council: 55th Session

– The Fact-finding mission presents a comprehensive report on its findings during an interactive dialogue with the Council.

February
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  • 2022 [25]
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    بیانیه مشترک برای درخواست تمدید ماموریت هیات بین‌المللی حقیقت‌یاب سازمان ملل و گزارشگر ویژه حقوق بشر در ایران

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    به: دولت‌های عضو شورای حقوق بشر سازمان ملل

    عالیجناب،

    ما سازمان‌های حقوق بشر ایرانی و بین‌المللی از کشور شما خواهان پشتیبانی از تمدید ماموریت گزارشگر ویژه سازمان ملل در موضوع حقوق بشر...

    Joint Letter: Extend the mandates of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission and Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran

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    TO: Member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council

    Your Excellency,


    We, the undersigned Iranian and international human rights organisations, call on your country to support the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran and the extension...

    2023

    پنجاه و چهارمین جلسه شورای حقوق بشر – خلاصه

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    شورای حقوق بشر سازمان ملل از ۱۱ سپتامبر تا ۱۵ اکتبر ۲۰۲۳ پنجاه و چهارمین جلسه معمولی خود را در قصر ملل در ژنوِ سوئیس برگزار کرد. این جلسه همزمان با اولین سالگرد درگذشت ژینا مهسا امینی هنگام...

    Recap: 54th Session of the Human Rights Council

    HRC54 Recap

    From September 11 to October 15 2023, the United Nations Human Rights Council held its 54th regular session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The session coincided with the 1 year anniversary of the death in custody of Jina Mahsa Amini, and featured several statements and side events on the human rights situation in the Islamic...

    HRC54 Side Event with KMMK-G, Minority Rights Group, ECPM, and IED: Statement from Sara Hossain

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    Statement from Sara Hossain, chair of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran, from side event "IRAN'S WOMEN, MINORITIES AND THE FIGHT FOR RIGHTS · One Year After Jina Mahsa Amini’s Death in Custody". Find our recap of the 54th session of the Human Rights Council [26] for more information.

    Thank you...

    IRAN'S WOMEN, MINORITIES AND THE FIGHT FOR RIGHTS: One Year After Jina Mahsa Amini’s Death in Custody

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    On September 15, the eve of the death in custody of Jina Mahsa Amini, Kurdistan Human Rights Association-Geneva (KMMK-G) hosted a side event during the 54th session of the Human Rights Council, in collaboration with Impact Iran, IED, Ensemble contre la peine de mort (ECPM), and Minority Rights Group, to "serve as a dual platform: a space to...

    گزارش: ایران، حقوق بشر و پنجاه و سومین نشست شورای حقوق بشر

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    شورای حقوق بشر سازمان ملل از ۱۹ ژوئن تا ۱۴ ژوئیه ۲۰۲۳ پنجاه و سومین نشست معمولی خود را در قصر ملل در ژنوِ سوئيس برگزار کرد. این نشست شامل چندین جلسه، رویداد و اظهاراتی از سوی دولت‌های عضو...

    Recap: 53rd Session of the Human Rights Council

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    From June 19 to July 14 2023, the United Nations Human Rights Council held its 53rd regular session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The session featured several meetings, events, and remarks from Member States on the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran:

    Opening of the Session / Global Update from High...

    گفتگوی تعاملی در مورد گزارش شفاهی «کمیته حقیقت‌یاب بین‌المللی مستقل در مورد جمهوری اسلامی ایران»

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    ۵ ژوئیه ۲۰۲۳

    ژنو، سوئیس

    صبح امروز در شورای حقوق بشر، کمیته حقیقت‌یاب برای اولین بار شورا را خطاب قرار داد.

    سارا حسین، رئیس کمیته حقیقت‌یاب، گزارش شفاهی خود را از طرف این نهاد ارائه...

    Recap: ID with the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFMI)

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    This morning at the HRC, the FFMI addressed the Human Rights Council (HRC) for the first time.

    Sara Hossain, Chair of the FFMI, delivered an oral update on behalf of the FFMI [27] (فارسی [28]).

    Ambassador Shara Duncan Villalobos from Costa Rica delivered a joint statement on behalf of 53 member states, including six Latin American states,[1] [29]...

    Joint Statement by Costa Rica on behalf of 53 Member States (Iran FFM Interactive Dialogue)

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    Delivered by Ambassador Shara DUNCAN VILLALOBOS 

    Mr. President,

    I deliver this statement on behalf of 53 Member States.

    We would like to thank the Fact-Finding Mission for their update.

    We are particularly concerned by the reports of the ongoing surge of executions in Iran and the authorities’ use of the death penalty as a...

    Leaked Iranian Security Chief Letter to Khameini Reveals FFMI Concerns

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    A leaked document discloses that in 2022, Iran's former security chief, Ali Shamkhani, warned Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei about a UN fact-finding mission focused on human rights violations. The confidential letter [30] was revealed by the hacktivist group 'Uprising till Overthrow' on Sunday June 25 - its authenticity has not yet been verified by...

    Fact-Finding Mission on Iran Publishes Terms of Reference

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    Ahead of its first interactive dialogue July 5th, The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran has published its terms of reference, outlining its mandate, composition, standards and method of work, and more.

    For more information on the Fact-Finding Mission, see Impact Iran's FFM Question & Answers...

    here [1].

    نسخه PDF Q&A را در اینجا بیابید. [31]

    ترجمه فارسی

     

    پرسش و پاسخ

     

    درباره

    هیات حقیقت‌یاب مستقل بین‌المللی

    در مورد جمهوری اسلامی ایران

     (FFMI)

     

    مارس ۲۰۲۳

     

    تولید شده توسط:

     

    Read More [18]
    here [32].

    نسخه فارسی Q+A را اینجا بیابید. [18]

    ائتلاف «ایمپکت ایران» در سند «پرسش و پاسخ» به شرح اهمیت آخرین ساز و کار تحقیقاتی سازمان ملل در موضوع نقض حقوق بشر در ایران در زمان اعتراضات ۱۴۰۱ می‌پردازد

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    نیویورک، نیویورک — «ایمپکت ایران»، ائتلافی متشکل از سازمان‌های حقوق بشری بین‌المللی، اخیرا یک سند «پرسش و پاسخ» منتشر کرده است که در آن شیوه کار و اهمیت جدیدترین کمیته حقیقت‌یابی...

    Impact Iran's Q&A Document Outlines the Significance of the UN's Latest Investigative Mechanism on Human Rights Violations in Iran During 2022 Protests

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    New York, NYImpact Iran, [33] a coalition of international human rights organizations, has recently released a Q&A document outlining the work and significance of the United Nations' latest Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran [21] investigating alleged human rights violations that took place in the context of nationwide protests...

    Fact Cards: The Fact Finding Mission on Iran

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    Fact Cards:

    The Fact Finding Mission on Iran

    What is the Fact-Finding Mission?

    The Fact-Finding Mission for Iran is a specialised investigative mechanism established by the United Nations Human Rights Council to investigate the alleged human rights violations in the Islamic Republic of Iran related to the...

    Fact-Finding Mission on Iran: Team Structure

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    Timeline: Fact-Finding Mission on Iran

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    #SS35: Statement from Javaid Rehman - UNSR on the human rights situation in Iran

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    Find a Persian translation of the statement here. [35]

    24 November 2022

    Mr. President, Distinguished Delegates, Representatives of civil society,

    It is my honour to be with you today and to deliver a statement on behalf of the Coordination Committee of the Special Procedures and my own mandate.

    On 26 October, given the gravity of...

    #SS35: Statement from High Commissioner Volker Türk

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    Mr. President,

    Excellencies,

    Distinguished delegates,

    At the outset, let me begin by saying that I have deep admiration for the people of Iran. 

    On my numerous official visits to the country in my previous incarnation, I have been inspired by the people I met and by the country’s rich cultural and literary heritage.

    Impact Iran hails today’s establishment by the Human Rights Council (“HRC”) of an international independent inquiry into Iran’s ongoing crackdown on nationwide popular protests as a watershed moment. 

    By a majority of 25 versus 6, and 16 abstentions, the main UN human rights body established an “international independent...

    #SS35: Joint Statement - Iran Human Rights, ECPM & Impact Iran

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    ECPM, Iran Human Rights, and Impact Iran (a coalition of 16 NGOs including  Abdorrahman Boroumand Center, Article 19, KMM-KG, AHRAZ, All Human Rights for All in Iran, Baluch Campain, Center for supporters of human rights, European Ahwazi Human Rights Organization, ECPM, Human Rights Activists in Iran, IHRNGO, IHRDC, KURDPA, Outright Action...

    #SS35: Joint Statement - Article19 & Impact Iran

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    35th Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council 

    24 November 2022

    Delivered by Bahar Saba

    Mr President,

    I am delivering this statement on behalf of ARTICLE 19 and Impact Iran. 

    We welcome the Human Rights Council’s convening of a special session on the ongoing situation in Iran and strongly support the establishment of an...

    Impact Iran applauds Germany’s initiative for a Special Session on human rights in Iran and calls for the swift establishment of an investigative accountability body

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    Impact Iran applauds the German Government’s recent [41]announcement [41] of its decision to support a Special Session of the UN Human Rights Council on the grave human rights situation in Iran, with a view to "establish[ing] a UN mechanism" to ensure that "evidence can be collected and documented."

    We welcome German Foreign Minister Annalena...

    Joint Statement: UN Human Rights Council must hold a special session on Iran

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    We are writing to raise our deep concerns about the Iranian authorities’ mobilization of their well-honed machinery of repression to ruthlessly crackdown on current nationwide protests. 

    The United Nations Human Rights Council should act as a matter of urgency by holding a special session and -- given the gravity of crimes under...

    Joint Statement: The international community must take robust action as Iran represses women and protesters

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    As more and more people in Iran are taking to the street - at the peril of their life - to demand truth and justice and for the Government to respect their fundamental rights, the community of states must not remain silent. States should use opportunities presented by the current sessions of the UN General Assembly and Human Rights Council to...