Accountability for Crimes by the Iranian Government – from the 1980s and Today

Activity: Service and engagementExpert, expert witness or advisor

Description

NEW YORK, 29 October 2023: Human rights experts, including the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Iran and a member of the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID), joined Justice for the Victims of the 1988 Massacre in Iran (JVMI) at a side event on the sidelines of the 78th UN General Assembly in New York on 27 October 2023, urging UN Member States to oppose impunity in Iran and to support accountability for the perpetrators of the 1988 extrajudicial executions and enforced disappearances of political prisoners.
Period27 Oct 2023
Held at Justice for the Victims of the 1988 Massacre in Iran (JVMI) , United States
Degree of RecognitionInternational

Keywords

  • Iran
  • International Criminal Court
  • International Court of Justice
  • crimes against humanity
  • enforced disappearances
  • torture