39th Special Session of the Human Rights Council
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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
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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, Ms. Vasilika Hysi
- 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)