Only 5 UN Experts Signed Statement Condemning Iran’s Violent Crackdown on Protesters, Watchdog Reveals

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at the UN headquarters in New York City, US, before a meeting about the conflict in Gaza, Nov. 6, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs

Only a tiny fraction of UN human rights experts has signed on to an official statement condemning the Iranian regime’s deadly crackdown on nationwide anti-government protests, a watchdog has revealed, raising questions about fairness and credibility among UN human rights officials. 

UN Watch, a Geneva-based NGO which monitors the UN...