GENEVA, Switzerland – The UN Human Rights Council will hold an emergency session on Friday, January 23, to discuss the “alarming violence” used in Iran against protesters, while a group of states will call on United Nations’ investigators to document alleged abuses for future trials. Rights groups say thousands, including bystanders, were killed during the unrest, which represented the biggest challenge to Iran’s clerical government since 2022. At least 50 countries backed the call for a special session of the UN Human Rights Council to address credible reports of violence, crackdowns on protesters, and violations of international human rights law...
Monitoring Antisemitism Intel
