“ATROCITY”
“This atrocity can’t be justified, can’t be hid, and should not be met with silence and indifference,” the minister stated.
“The US’ contradictory remarks aimed toward justifying their crime couldn’t, in any method, elude their accountability.”
Friday’s dialogue, held on the request of Iran, China and Cuba, marked the second pressing debate earlier than the rights council this week targeted on the battle within the Center East.
On Wednesday, a debate requested by Bahrain on behalf of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Jordan, ended with the 47-member rights council adopting by consensus a decision condemning Iran’s “egregious assaults” on its Gulf neighbours, calling for swift “reparation” to all victims of its strikes.
No draft decision was mentioned throughout Friday’s debate, however international locations lined as much as condemn the college strike and the Center East battle extra broadly.
Chinese language ambassador Jia Information slammed the US and Israel for launching their assaults on Iran “with out authorisation of the Safety Council, which is the foundation explanation for this tragedy”.
Cuban ambassador Rodolfo Benitez Verson referred to as for “an impartial and neutral investigation” into the college strike, which he labelled a “battle crime”.
The US and Israel have each disengaged from the council, and didn’t communicate in the course of the debate.
Turk and several other international locations additionally raised the problem of Tehran’s reported rising crackdown on rights at dwelling because the begin of the battle.
“The individuals of Iran are caught between battle and repression,” the UN rights chief warned.
“Battle doesn’t scale back the accountability of the Iranian authorities to abide by their human rights obligations,” he added.
