Iranian High Council for Human Rights Secretary-General Kazem Ghalibabadi (entrance row, first from proper) is proven throughout a Human Rights Council assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Secretary-General of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights has condemned the report launched by the UN-commissioned fact-finding mission on the human rights state of affairs in Iran, saying it lacks authorized and judicial credibility. .
Kazem Ghalibabadi stated in a speech Monday on the Human Rights Council in Geneva that the Islamic Republic of Iran rejects the report of a “so-called fact-finding mission” that has criticized the response to violent protests which have erupted in Iran. He stated he’s doing so. Following the loss of life of a younger lady in police custody in late 2022.
He criticized Germany, which pushed for the creation of the mission in November 2022, and accused Germany of supplying chemical weapons to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, who killed greater than 13,000 individuals in the course of the Iran conflict. He stated he was nonetheless bleeding. Iraq War within the Nineteen Eighties.
The identical official pretended to guard the rights of Iranian youngsters and ladies by supporting the mission, whereas violating the rights of tens of hundreds of thousands of Iranians by introducing unilateral sanctions in opposition to Iran. He cited the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Canada as international locations that achieve this. .
Ghalibabadi stated the identical international locations had additionally remained silent in regards to the deaths of greater than 31,000 harmless individuals and the destruction of lots of of 1000’s of buildings throughout Israel’s greater than 5 months of aggression in Gaza. .
He stated the mission assigned to research the rights state of affairs in Iran “lacked a minimal stage of independence and impartiality” resulting from its apparent ties to sure Western international locations.
“This mission purports to be fact-finding, nevertheless it turns a blind eye to the rights violations of the individuals and legislation enforcement forces defending the 79 individuals who misplaced their lives, and of the greater than 7,000 legislation enforcement personnel. It is unlucky that these individuals have been injured on account of widespread violence by insurgents and insurgents,” Gharibabadi stated.
Iran has repeatedly stated that insurgent teams used the loss of life of 22-year-old Martha Amini in police custody on September 16, 2022, to spark violent uprisings within the nation.
After the rebellion, a number of individuals convicted of killing safety forces and civilians have been executed, however the majority of these arrested in the course of the rebellion have been granted amnesty by Islamic revolutionary chief Ayatollah Khamenei in early 2023. He was launched.
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