Iran faces possible ‘Nuremberg moment,’ former UN prosecutor says
Payam Akhavan, an Iranian-Canadian former UN prosecutor, said efforts at the United Nations to document alleged abuses in Iran could prepare the ground for future legal action.
“The scale of the crimes is unprecedented,” Akhavan told Reuters ahead of an emergency session of the UN Human Rights Council on Iran.
“We are trying to set the stage for transitional justice in Iran, for the country’s Nuremberg moment, should that come to pass,” he said, referring to the post-World War II trials of Nazi leaders.
Akhavan said documenting alleged violations now could be critical for future accountability, even if prosecutions are not immediately possible.
