‘Reflects Commitment To Justice’: Iran Ambassador Thanks India For Support At UN Human Rights Council

Unique Delhi: Iran’s Ambassador Dr Mohammad Fathali thanked India for extending its toughen to the Islamic Republic of Iran at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Saturday (January 24). This comes after the UN human rights physique condemned Iran on Friday for rights abuses and mandated an investigation into a contemporary crackdown on anti-authorities protests that took thousands of lives.

Taking to the social media platform X, Iran’s ambassador to India wrote, “I extend my sincere gratitude to the Govt. of India for its principled and firm support of I.R. of Iran at the UN_HRC, including opposing an unjust and politically motivated resolution.”

The X put up also contained a screenshot that depicted the votes of nations worldwide on Friday’s session conducted by the UNHRC. “This stance reflects India’s commitment to justice, multilateralism, and national sovereignty,” the put up added.

The emergency session became conducted by the UNHRC to reportedly tackle the “alarming violence” historical in Iran against anti-regime protesters. Throughout the session, the council passed a fling extending an honest enquiry into human rights abuses in Iran to urgently seek into the allegedly violent crackdown by authorities on protesters.

“I call on the Iranian authorities to reconsider, to pull back, and to end their brutal repression,” Excessive Commissioner Volker Turk said, addressing the meeting in Geneva.

A former U.N. prosecutor of Iranian-Canadian nationality, Payam Akhavan, said, “This is the worst mass murder in the contemporary history of Iran.”

On the other hand, Iran denied the accusations of human rights violations while exerting the energy of the Khamenei-led Islamic Republic to independently behavior an investigation and predicament the “root causes of recent events”.

In keeping with experiences, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, Ali Bahreini, told the Council its emergency session became invalid. “The Islamic Republic of Iran does not recognise the legitimacy or validity of this special session and its subsequent resolution,” Bahreini said.

Twenty-5 states, including France, Mexico and South Korea, voted in favour of the fling, while seven voted against it, and 14 abstained from balloting in any admire. Amongst these opposing the fling were India and China.

The source of funds for this investigation and further proceedings referring to right here’s yet to be disclosed amid the continuing UN funding crisis.