39th Special Session of the Human Rights Council.
The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold a special session to address the deteriorating human rights situation in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Friday 23 January 2026 - A/HRC/S.39/L.1 - ADOPTED.
Opening remarks:
Mr. Marcos Gómez Martínez, Vice-President of the Human Rights Council
Mr. Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Ms. Mai Sato, Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Ms. Sara Hossain, Chair of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission
Mr. Payam Akhavan, Civil Society Representative
H.E. Mr. Ali Bahreini, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Country concerned)
SPEAKERS:Iceland (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdott
Estonia (on behalf of a group of countries)
European Union (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Michele Cervone d'Urso
North Macedonia, Mr. Dushko Uzunovski
Slovenia, Ms. Jana Urh Lesjak
Spain, Ms. Miryam Naveiras
Iraq, Mr. Jaffer Mohammed Ali Abud Abud
France, Ms. Celine Jurgensen
Republic of Korea, Mr. Seong Deok Yun
Switzerland, Mr. Julien Thöni
Egypt, Ms. Noran Atteya
Japan, Mr. Atsuyuki Oike
Albania
Brazil, Mr. Tovar da Silva Nunes
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ms. Eleonore Sanders
Thailand, Ms. Usana Berananda
Cyprus, Ms. Olympia Neocleous
China, Mr. Guide Jia
South Africa, Mr. Terence Tshisevhe
Ghana, Mr. Emmanuel Kwame Asiedu Antiwi
Pakistan, Mr. Muneeb Ahmed
Colombia, Mr. Gustavo Gallon
Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benítez Verson
Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Ms. Erica Schouten
Angola, Ms. Ana Maria de Oliveira
Ethiopia, Mr. Haileselassie Subba Gebru
Bulgaria, Ms. Boyana Trifonova
Chile, Ms. Claudia Fuentes Julio
Italy, Mr. Luigi Maria Vignali
Ecuador, Mr. Marcelo Vazquez Bermudez
Dominican Republic, Mr. Iván Emilio de Jesús Ogando Lora
Czechia, Mr. Václav Bálek
Kenya, Ms. Fancy Chepkemoi Too
Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Mr. Olmer Torrejón Alcoba
Germany, Mr. Gunnar Berkemeier
Luxembourg, Ms. Anne Goedert
Ireland, Mr. Noel White
Iran (Islamic Republic of) (Point of order), Ms. Somayeh Karimdoost
Ireland, Mr. Noel White
Ukraine, Mr. Roman Toder
Iran (Islamic Republic of) (Point of order), Ms. Somayeh Karimdoost
Ukraine, Mr. Roman Toder
Belarus, Ms. Larysa Belskaya
Australia, Ms. Clare Walsh
Austria, Mr. Christoph Wieland
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Mr. Alexander Gabriel Yánez Deleuze
Paraguay, Ms. Ana Rolon Candía
Belgium, Mr. Christophe Payot
Oman, Mr. Idris Abdul Rahman Al Khanjari
Uruguay, Ms. Emilia Eyheralde
Eritrea, Ms. Nadja Micael
Liechtenstein, Mr. Frank Büchel
Malta, Mr. Randolph de Battista
Zimbabwe, Ms. Mirriam Mwarey
Slovakia, Mr. Dušan Matulay
Greece, Mr. Ioannis Ghikas
Republic of Moldova, Mr. Vladimir Cuc
Montenegro, Ms. Slavica Milacic
Russian Federation, Mr. Aleksandr Letoshnev
New Zealand, Ms. Deborah Mary Geels
Argentina, Mr. Carlos Foradori
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mr. Ro Kwang Song
Portugal, Mr. João António Da Costa Mira Gomes
Burkina Faso, Mr. Adama Ouedraogo
Sri Lanka, Ms. Saritha Ranatunga
Mali, Mr. Fily Sissoko
Canada, Mr. Peter Macdougall
International Federation for Human Rights Leagues, Ms. Fédora Bernard
Ensemble contre la Peine de Mort, Mr. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam
United Nations Watch, Mr. Hillel Neuer
Human Rights Watch, Ms. Bahar Saba
Amnesty International, Ms. Raha Bahreini
Association of Iranian Short Statured Adults, Ms. Akram Salehi
Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism, Mr. Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Sarkeshikzadeh Moghadas
Pars Non Trading Development Activists Co., Ms. Atieh Sadat Mousavi Zavaregh
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, Mr. Shahin Milani
The Institute for Protection of Women's Rights (IPWR), Ms. Farzaneh Farzanegan
Coordination des Associations et des Particuliers pour la Liberté de Conscience, Ms. Christine Mirre
Jameh Ehyagaran Teb Sonnati Va Salamat Iranian, Mr. Ali Ahmadi Adib
Payamavaran Hamyari (Chatra), Ms. Fatemeh Bahramabadian
Article 19 - International Centre Against Censorship, Mr. Callum Birch
CIVICUS - World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Mr. Olimjon Bakhtaliev
Organization for Defending Victims of Violence, Mr. Mahdi Mohebirad
Alliance internationale pour la défense des droits et des libertés, Mr. Mehmet Guzel
Maloca Internationale, Mr. David Ricardo Lopez Torres
International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims, Ms. Maeva Rene Barry
Imam Ali's Popular Students Relief Society, Mr. Hassan Nayeb Hashem
Iceland, Mr. Einnar Gunnarsson (Introduction A/HRC/S.39/L.1)
Colombia, Mr. Gustavo Gallon
Mexico, Ms. Francisca Méndez Escobar
Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ms. Somayyeh Karimdoost
Chief of Section OHCHR, Mr. Benny Soejono
Pakistan, Mr. Muneeb Ahmed
Estonia, Ms. Riia Salsa-Audiffren
China, Ms. Li Xiaomei
Egypt, Ms. Noran Atteya
Viet Nam, Ms. Thanh Van Nguyen
Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benítez Verson
Chile, Ms. Claudia Fuentes Julio
Dominican Republic, Mr. Iván Emilio de Jesús Ogando Lora
Slovenia, Ms. Jana Urh Lesjak
Indonesia, Mr. Achsanul Habib
Mr. Marcos Gómez Martínez, Vice-President of the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/S.39/L.1 - ADOPTED).
Mr. Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Ms. Mai Sato, Special Rapporteur on the situation of Human Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Ms. Sara Hossain, Chair of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission
Mr. Payam Akhavan, Civil Society Representative
H.E. Mr. Ali Bahreini, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Country concerned)
SPEAKERS:Iceland (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdott
Estonia (on behalf of a group of countries)
European Union (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Michele Cervone d'Urso
North Macedonia, Mr. Dushko Uzunovski
Slovenia, Ms. Jana Urh Lesjak
Spain, Ms. Miryam Naveiras
Iraq, Mr. Jaffer Mohammed Ali Abud Abud
France, Ms. Celine Jurgensen
Republic of Korea, Mr. Seong Deok Yun
Switzerland, Mr. Julien Thöni
Egypt, Ms. Noran Atteya
Japan, Mr. Atsuyuki Oike
Albania
Brazil, Mr. Tovar da Silva Nunes
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ms. Eleonore Sanders
Thailand, Ms. Usana Berananda
Cyprus, Ms. Olympia Neocleous
China, Mr. Guide Jia
South Africa, Mr. Terence Tshisevhe
Ghana, Mr. Emmanuel Kwame Asiedu Antiwi
Pakistan, Mr. Muneeb Ahmed
Colombia, Mr. Gustavo Gallon
Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benítez Verson
Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Ms. Erica Schouten
Angola, Ms. Ana Maria de Oliveira
Ethiopia, Mr. Haileselassie Subba Gebru
Bulgaria, Ms. Boyana Trifonova
Chile, Ms. Claudia Fuentes Julio
Italy, Mr. Luigi Maria Vignali
Ecuador, Mr. Marcelo Vazquez Bermudez
Dominican Republic, Mr. Iván Emilio de Jesús Ogando Lora
Czechia, Mr. Václav Bálek
Kenya, Ms. Fancy Chepkemoi Too
Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Mr. Olmer Torrejón Alcoba
Germany, Mr. Gunnar Berkemeier
Luxembourg, Ms. Anne Goedert
Ireland, Mr. Noel White
Iran (Islamic Republic of) (Point of order), Ms. Somayeh Karimdoost
Ireland, Mr. Noel White
Ukraine, Mr. Roman Toder
Iran (Islamic Republic of) (Point of order), Ms. Somayeh Karimdoost
Ukraine, Mr. Roman Toder
Belarus, Ms. Larysa Belskaya
Australia, Ms. Clare Walsh
Austria, Mr. Christoph Wieland
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Mr. Alexander Gabriel Yánez Deleuze
Paraguay, Ms. Ana Rolon Candía
Belgium, Mr. Christophe Payot
Oman, Mr. Idris Abdul Rahman Al Khanjari
Uruguay, Ms. Emilia Eyheralde
Eritrea, Ms. Nadja Micael
Liechtenstein, Mr. Frank Büchel
Malta, Mr. Randolph de Battista
Zimbabwe, Ms. Mirriam Mwarey
Slovakia, Mr. Dušan Matulay
Greece, Mr. Ioannis Ghikas
Republic of Moldova, Mr. Vladimir Cuc
Montenegro, Ms. Slavica Milacic
Russian Federation, Mr. Aleksandr Letoshnev
New Zealand, Ms. Deborah Mary Geels
Argentina, Mr. Carlos Foradori
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mr. Ro Kwang Song
Portugal, Mr. João António Da Costa Mira Gomes
Burkina Faso, Mr. Adama Ouedraogo
Sri Lanka, Ms. Saritha Ranatunga
Mali, Mr. Fily Sissoko
Canada, Mr. Peter Macdougall
International Federation for Human Rights Leagues, Ms. Fédora Bernard
Ensemble contre la Peine de Mort, Mr. Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam
United Nations Watch, Mr. Hillel Neuer
Human Rights Watch, Ms. Bahar Saba
Amnesty International, Ms. Raha Bahreini
Association of Iranian Short Statured Adults, Ms. Akram Salehi
Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism, Mr. Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Sarkeshikzadeh Moghadas
Pars Non Trading Development Activists Co., Ms. Atieh Sadat Mousavi Zavaregh
Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, Mr. Shahin Milani
The Institute for Protection of Women's Rights (IPWR), Ms. Farzaneh Farzanegan
Coordination des Associations et des Particuliers pour la Liberté de Conscience, Ms. Christine Mirre
Jameh Ehyagaran Teb Sonnati Va Salamat Iranian, Mr. Ali Ahmadi Adib
Payamavaran Hamyari (Chatra), Ms. Fatemeh Bahramabadian
Article 19 - International Centre Against Censorship, Mr. Callum Birch
CIVICUS - World Alliance for Citizen Participation, Mr. Olimjon Bakhtaliev
Organization for Defending Victims of Violence, Mr. Mahdi Mohebirad
Alliance internationale pour la défense des droits et des libertés, Mr. Mehmet Guzel
Maloca Internationale, Mr. David Ricardo Lopez Torres
International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims, Ms. Maeva Rene Barry
Imam Ali's Popular Students Relief Society, Mr. Hassan Nayeb Hashem
Iceland, Mr. Einnar Gunnarsson (Introduction A/HRC/S.39/L.1)
Colombia, Mr. Gustavo Gallon
Mexico, Ms. Francisca Méndez Escobar
Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ms. Somayyeh Karimdoost
Chief of Section OHCHR, Mr. Benny Soejono
Pakistan, Mr. Muneeb Ahmed
Estonia, Ms. Riia Salsa-Audiffren
China, Ms. Li Xiaomei
Egypt, Ms. Noran Atteya
Viet Nam, Ms. Thanh Van Nguyen
Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benítez Verson
Chile, Ms. Claudia Fuentes Julio
Dominican Republic, Mr. Iván Emilio de Jesús Ogando Lora
Slovenia, Ms. Jana Urh Lesjak
Indonesia, Mr. Achsanul Habib
Mr. Marcos Gómez Martínez, Vice-President of the Human Rights Council (A/HRC/S.39/L.1 - ADOPTED).
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