UN rights council passes resolution condemning Iran violent crackdown
The UN Human Rights Council on Friday overwhelmingly passed a resolution condemning what it described as an unprecedented violent crackdown by Iranian security forces on nationwide protests, citing the deaths of thousands of protesters, mass arrests, widespread internet shutdowns, and serious human rights violations since demonstrations erupted in late December.
The Council said it “strongly deplores the human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially the violent crackdown of peaceful protests resulting in the deaths of thousands of persons, including children,” while urging Tehran to immediately halt extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances, and the use of lethal force against protesters.
