Human Rights Council

Fift y- f ifth session

26 February–5 April 2024

Agenda item 4

Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention

Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council on 4 April 2024

5 5 / 19. Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran

The Human Rights Council,

Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenants on Human Rights and other relevant international human rights instruments,

Recalling all relevant resolutions adopted by the Human Rights Council and the General Assembly, particularly the most recent ones, including Council resolutions 52/27 of 4 April 2023 and S-35/1 of 24 November 2022 and Assembly resolution 78/220 of 19 December 2023 on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran,

Welcoming the report and recommendations of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran submitted to the Human Rights Council, and emphasizing that the recommendations included in that report should be given due consideration by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran,

Welcoming alsothe work carried outto date by the independent international fact-finding mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran to investigate alleged human rights violations related to the protests that began on 16 September 2022, especially with respect to women and children, and acknowledging that more time is needed for it to complete its mandate,

Deeply regretting the lack of access granted to the Special Rapporteur and the independent international fact-finding mission to travel to the Islamic Republic of Iran,

Recalling Human Rights Council resolutions 5/1, on institution-building of the Council, and 5/2, on the Code of Conduct for Special Procedure Mandate Holders of the Council, of 18 June 2007, and stressing that mandate holders are to discharge their duties in accordance with those resolutions and the annexes thereto,

1.Decides to extend the mandate of Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran for a further period of one year in order to continue to monitor the ongoing situation of human rights, including civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, and to measure progress in the implementation of the recommendations made by the Special Rapporteur, and requests the Special Rapporteur to submit a report on the implementation of the mandate to the Human Rights Council at its fifty-eighth session and to the General Assembly at its seventy-ninth session;

2.Also d ecides to extend the mandate of the independent international fact-finding mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran for a further period of one year to allow it to complete its mandate, including by ensuring that the large amount of evidence of human rights violations in the Islamic Republic of Iran related to the protests that began on 16 September 2022, especially with respect to women and children, is fully and effectively documented, verified, consolidated and preserved, and requests the independent international fact-finding mission to present a report and recommendations to the Human Rights Council at its fifty-eighth session during a joint interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur;

3.Calls upon the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to cooperate fully with the Special Rapporteur and the independent international fact-finding mission, to grant them unhindered access to the country and to provide all information necessary to allow the fulfilment of their mandates, in line with its standing invitation;

4.Encourages the Special Rapporteur and the independent international fact-finding mission to cooperate closely, with a view to promoting synergy;

5.Requests the Secretary-General to provide the Special Rapporteur and the independent international fact-finding mission with the resources necessary to fulfil their mandates.

54th meeting 4 April 2024

[Adopted by a recorded vote of 24 to 8, with 15 abstentions. The voting was as follows:

In favour:

Albania, Argentina, Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Honduras, Japan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands (Kingdom of), Paraguay, Romania, Somalia, United States of America

Against:

Algeria, Burundi, China, Cuba, Eritrea, Indonesia, Sudan, Viet Nam

Abstaining:

Bangladesh, Brazil, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Georgia, Ghana, India, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Maldives, Qatar, South Africa, United Arab Emirates]