UN Mechanism Needs To Be Created To Investigate Human Rights Violations In Iran - German FM
Date
11/24/2022 3:21:03 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 24. Iran needs to
give international representatives access to investigate human
right violations in the country, Annalena Baerbock, Minister of
Foreign Affairs of Germany, said at the 35th special session of the
Human Rights Council on the deteriorating human rights situation in
Iran, trend reports.
According to the minister, after the death of Jina Mahsa Amini,
a 22-year-old girl who was arrested on September 13 in Iran for
wearing a hijab incorrectly, the country today is under a wave of
peaceful protests, which are, unfortunately, met by the officials
with violence and brutality.
Baerbock noted that Iran's actions towards peaceful protesters
are unacceptable and are violating the UN Human Rights
declaration.
“An independent and impartial UN mechanism needs to be created
to investigate these human rights violations so those responsible
could be held accountable,” she added.
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