Human Rights Council Forty-seventh session
21 June–9 July 2021
Agenda item 2: Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran
Report of the Secretary-General*
The overall situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran remains of serious concern. Notwithstanding the economic crisis, aggravated by the imposition of sectoral sanctions and the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, internal factors involving impediments to the rule of law and weak justice and accountability mechanisms result in impunity, perpetuate existing violations and increase the risk of future violations. The failure to establish a mechanism in accordance with international law for accountability and remedy for violations committed in the context of protests in November 2019 is emblematic. Protesters, human rights defenders, lawyers and civil society actors continue to be subject to intimidation, arbitrary detention and criminal prosecution, including the death penalty.
Summary
The present report is submitted pursuant to General Assembly resolution 75/191, in which the Assembly requested the Secretary-General to submit an interim report on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Human Rights Council at its forty-seventh session. The present report contains information on the patterns and trends in that regard, the progress made in the implementation of resolution 75/191 and recommendations to improve implementation of the resolution.
Link to download the report in different languages: https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/3928681