HRC58 - Joint statement - JID with the SR and FFM on the Islamic Republic of Iran
Human Rights Council – 58th Session
Item 4: Joint interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur and
the Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran
Joint Statement - Human rights in Iran
18 March 2025
Mr. President,
I have the honour of delivering this statement on behalf of a cross-regional group of over 45 States.
Two and a half years after the protests began, women and girls in Iran continue to face systematic discrimination in law and practice, permeating all aspects of their life.
Iran persistently persecutes family members of those killed or executed during the 2022-2023 protests who seek accountability for violations against their loved ones.
For simply expressing their views, human rights defenders, activists, lawyers, teachers, trade unionists, artists and journalists have been forced to leave Iran. The authorities label some of the targeted dissidents as terrorists, using the term to justify violence and disregard due process.
The State’s concerted effort to stifle dissent has perpetuated a climate of fear, reduced civic space and restricted the exercise of the freedoms of association and peaceful assembly and of expression.
The authorities have intensified their crackdown on religious and ethnic minorities, with women being disproportionately targeted. In 2024 dozens of Baha’i individuals continued to be intentionally and systematically repressed.
Mr. President,
The FFM on Iran has found that human rights concerns in Iran are extensive and complex. There is a need to keep investigating continuing human rights violations and allegations of crimes against humanity and their root causes.
We therefore call upon this Council to appropriately expand and extend the mandate of the FFM and call on Iran to cooperate fully with it and implement its recommendations.
Thank you.
