The United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday approved the creation of a mission to investigate «alleged human rights violations» in Iran following the violent protests unleashed after the death of young Mahsa Amini.
The resolution was rejected by countries such as China, Cuba, Eritrea, Armenia, Venezuela and Pakistan, while it was approved by France, the United States and the United Kingdom, according to the organization’s Twitter account.
Before the vote, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, warned that Iran is plunged into «a total human rights crisis» and once again called on the authorities to «put an end to the unnecessary and disproportionate use of force».
Turk has shown his «deep admiration for the people of Iran» and said he is «pained to see what is happening in the country.» «Images of dead children, of women beaten in the streets, of people sentenced to death,» he stressed.
«The current situation is untenable,» he has said, while reiterating his denunciation of the use of «lethal force» against «unarmed protesters and pedestrians who did not pose a threat to life.» «According to reliable sources, conservative estimates of the number of dead are above 300, including at least 40 children. This is unacceptable,» he stressed.
The crackdown on the protests, which include calls for the overthrow of the Iranian regime, have so far resulted in the deaths of more than 400 people, according to the latest figures from the non-governmental organization Iran Human Rights (IHR).
