Germany and Iceland convened a special meeting of the UN Human Rights Council on Friday devoted to “the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran” in light of the pro-women protests.
The request has the support of a total of 44 UN member countries, explains the joint letter from the permanent representatives of Germany and Iceland to the UN in Geneva (Switzerland). For an extraordinary session to be held, the approval of one third of the current 47 members of the Council is required.
A protest movement erupted in Iran after the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman, on September 16, three days after she was arrested in Tehran by the morality police who accused her of violating the strict dress code. that requires women to wear the veil in public.
At least 300 dead in the repression since mid-September
Over the days, the women’s freedom protests morphed into a movement directed against the religious regime, which faces a challenge not seen since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
In total, according to the Oslo-based NGO Iran Human Rights (IHR), at least 304 people have been killed in the crackdown on protests across Iran since September 16.
If, as is likely, the holding of a session of the Human Rights Council is approved, the two petitioners request that it be held during the week of November 21 and, if possible, on the 24th. The holding of the session must be confirmed on Monday .
Source: BFM TV
