Situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran

A/HRC/RES/52/27View PDF

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A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 4 Human rights situations that require the Council's attention, published in 2023.

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53 documents · 1986–2025

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2025	A/RES/80/222	Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran	4,971	–
2025	A/HRC/RES/58/21	Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran	1,313	–
2024	A/RES/79/183	Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran	4,639	–
2024	A/HRC/RES/55/19	Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran	586	–
2023	A/RES/78/220	Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran	4,340	–

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Accountability Capital Punishment Civil and Political Rights Human Rights Iran (Islamic Republic Of)Special Rapporteurs

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Strongly deplores the widespread, repeated and persistent violations of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, and calls upon the Islamic Republic of Iran to address systematic impunity by establishing a system of accountability in line with international law, including constitutional, legislative and administrative reforms, and to ensure the complete independence of the judiciary and effective remedies for victims;

Calls upon the Islamic Republic of Iran to address widespread and systematic discrimination and violence based on gender, ethnicity, religion or belief or political opinion, among other status, enshrined in laws, State policies and practices, and to create a safe and enabling environment for civil society, including by guaranteeing and upholding the right to freedom of expression and opinion, both online and offline, and the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association;

Expresses deep concern at the reported surge in the number of executions, including of individuals sentenced to death in relation to their alleged involvement in the recent protests, and urges the Islamic Republic of Iran to take all necessary legislative, administrative and other measures, in accordance with its international human rights obligations, to ensure that no one is sentenced to death or executed for offences that do not meet the threshold of the most serious crimes or for alleged offences committed before the age of 18 years, and to ensure that all criminal convictions and sentences are handed down by courts that are competent, independent and impartial, following proceedings that strictly respect fair trial guarantees;

Decides to extend the mandate of Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran for a further period of one year, and requests the Special Rapporteur to submit a report on the implementation of the mandate to the Human Rights Council at its fifty-fifth session and to the General Assembly at its seventy-eighth session;

Calls upon the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur and to permit access to visit the country, and to provide all information necessary to allow the fulfilment of the mandate, in line with its standing invitation;

Encourages the Special Rapporteur to cooperate with the international independent fact-finding mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran with a view to promoting synergy;

Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Special Rapporteur with the resources necessary to fulfil the mandate.

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