Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran

In its resolution S35/1, on the deteriorating situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially with respect to women and children, adopted on 24 November 2022, the Human Rights Council decided to establish an independent international fact-finding mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran, until the end of the fifty-fifth session of the Council taking place in March 2024, to be appointed by the President of the Human Rights Council.

Mandate

With the adoption of resolution S35/1 of 24 November 2022, the Human Rights Council provided the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran with the following mandate:

To thoroughly and independently investigate alleged human rights violations in the Islamic Republic of Iran related to the protests that began on 16 September 2022, especially with respect to women and children;
To establish the facts and circumstances surrounding the alleged violations;
To collect, consolidate and analyse evidence of such violations and preserve evidence, including in view of cooperation in any legal proceedings;
To engage with all relevant stakeholders, including the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, relevant United Nations entities, human rights organizations and civil society.

The Human Rights Council requested the Fact-Finding Mission to present an oral update to the Human Rights Council during an interactive dialogue at its fifty-third session (June/July 2023) and to present to the Council a comprehensive report on its findings during an interactive dialogue at its fifty-fifth session (March 2024).

See the Terms of Reference (English | Farsi) of the Fact-Finding Mission.

Call for Submissions

Farsi/ فارسی

The FFMI invites individuals, groups and organizations to submit information and documentation relevant to its mandate. Please follow this link for more information.

…..از افراد، گروه ها و سازمان ها دعوت می کند تا اطلاعات و اسناد مربوط خود را به این لینک ….بفرستند

Members

Sara Hossain, chair (Bangladesh)
Shaheen Sardar Ali (Pakistan)
Viviana Krsticevic (Argentina)

Press Releases

Iran: On one-year anniversary of Jina Mahsa Amini’s death in custody, heightened repression of women and girls and reprisals against protesters and victims’ families is deeply troubling, UN Fact-Finding Mission says
14 September 2023
English | Español | Farsi

Iran must end crackdown against protesters and uphold rights of all Iranians, especially women and girls, Fact-Finding Mission says
5 July 2023
English | Español | Farsi

Statement by the Iran Fact-Finding Mission on the Executions of Protesters
19 May 2023
English | Farsi

President of Human Rights Council appoints members of investigative body on Iran
20 December 2022
English

Statements

Statement by FFM Chair Sara Hossain to the 53rd session of Human Rights Council
5 July 2023
English | Farsi

Documentation

Human Rights Council resolution S35/1: deteriorating situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially with respect to women and children
24 November 2022

Videos

Independent and Impartial: Iran Fact-Finding Mission

Independent and Impartial: Iran Fact-Finding Mission (Farsi Version)

Members of the Iran Fact-Finding Mission hold a press conference in Geneva on 5 July 2023

Interactive Dialogue, 23rd Meeting, 53rd Session of the Human Rights Council, 5 July 2023

Contact

The Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran: ffmiran@un.org