Support from Dozens of Human Rights Organizations for the UN Resolution on Iran

Human rights groups and organizations have expressed support for the recent UN resolution regarding Iran, hoping that the resolution will receive a higher majority in the upcoming vote at the UN General Assembly. Last month, during a session of the UN General Assembly's Human Rights Committee, a resolution condemning gross human rights violations by the Islamic Republic in Iran was approved by 85 countries. In a joint statement, 29 Iranian and foreign human rights organizations welcomed the provisions of last month's UN resolution, declaring its approval as a step towards promoting and supporting human rights in Iran. These human rights defenders consider the UN resolution as a very important message to the countries and people of Iran regarding the global community's concerns about the human rights situation in Iran, emphasizing the international community's insistence on the urgent need to improve human rights conditions in Iran. The joint statement from dozens of human rights groups expresses hope that the UN resolution will gain broader support in the upcoming General Assembly vote. The UN Human Rights Committee approved and issued the resolution condemning gross human rights violations in Iran with a majority vote; 85 in favor, 35 against, and 63 abstentions. The joint statement from human rights organizations states that beyond diplomatic and trade reopening since the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, countries interested in developing economic and political relations with the Islamic Republic should prioritize serious human rights violations in Iran and the associated concerns. The statement from dozens of human rights organizations references the high rate of executions by the Islamic Republic in recent years, with at least 500 death sentences carried out just this year, and addresses other areas of human rights violations in Iran, such as the rights of ethnic and religious minorities and freedom of expression. The UN resolution expresses serious concern over severe restrictions on freedom of thought, belief, and expression in Iran, warning the Islamic Republic to stop arbitrary arrests and enforced disappearances and to eliminate practices and actions against the rights of women and girls, while condemning the ongoing repression of Baha'i followers in the Islamic Republic. The 29 human rights organizations that signed the joint statement supporting the UN resolution on gross human rights violations in Iran are listed alphabetically: Alliance for Iran, Freedom from Torture, Azerbaijani People's Human Rights Association in Iran, Global Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Siamak Pourzand Foundation, Abdolrahman Boroumand Foundation, Impact on Iran, Kurdish Human Rights Association in Iran, International Human Rights Services, Human Rights Watch, Small Media, European Human Rights Organization Ahvaz, Iran Human Rights Organization, Iranian LGBTQ Organization, Amnesty International, Human Rights Network, Kurdish Human Rights Network, Third Sphere, International Federation for Human Rights, International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, Committee to Protect Journalists, Balochistan Human Rights Group, Article 18, Article 19, Human Rights Activists in Iran, Hrana, Defenders for Human Rights, Human Rights Advocates Center, All Together Against the Death Penalty, All Human Rights for All in Iran. In this context, 1850 people called for an end to the hunger strike of Arash Sadeghi in a statement. Shirin Ebadi criticized the weak record of Rouhani's government regarding the observance of legal freedoms. Narges Mohammadi urged human rights organizations not to remain silent in the face of civil society repression. 'The Iranian government ranks first in the world in the impunity of those responsible for the murder of journalists.' Student protests on December 7 in Iran. Iran deemed the UN human rights resolution 'illegitimate.' Serious concerns from 85 UN members regarding severe human rights violations in Iran. Motahari: Some European criticisms of human rights in Iran are correct. Iran's bottom ranking in gender gap. Changing the game for 'proxy' wars; war against the people in the streets of Iran. The first paragraph; the responsibility of the opposition and the possibility of radicalization of Iranian society. The death of the last Mossad representative in Tehran amid the Iran crisis. Trump: I hope there will be no need for further action regarding Iran; they killed people indiscriminately. The shadow of war over Tehran; 'Trump is looking for decisive military options against Iran.' The death of the last Mossad representative in Tehran amid the Iran crisis. Trump emphasized 'stopping executions in Iran': we do not know what will happen in the future. Trump says if the Islamic Republic attempts to assassinate him, 'it will be wiped off the face of the earth.'