GENEVA, Switzerland – The UN rights body condemned Iran on Friday, January 23, for rights abuses and mandated an investigation into a recent crackdown on anti-government protests that killed thousands of people. “I call on the Iranian authorities to reconsider, to pull back, and to end their brutal repression,” High Commissioner Volker Turk told an emergency session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, voicing concerns for detainees. The council passed a motion extending a previous inquiry set up in 2022 so UN investigators could also document the latest unrest “for potential future legal proceedings.” Rights groups say bystanders...
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