61st regular session of the Human Rights Council (23 February – 31 March 2026)
- ITEM 4: Joint interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Fact-finding Mission on Iran (Cont'd) SPEAKERS: Mr. Marcelo Vàzquez Bermúdez, Vice-President of the Human Rights Council (Opening) Ensemble contre la Peine de Mort, Mahmood Reza Amiry-Moghaddam Association of Iranian Short Statured Adults, Helyeh Doutaghi Iranian Elite Research Center, Maryam Yousef Safari Baha'i International Community, Simin Fahandejsadi International Educational Development, Inc., Taimoor Aliassi The Institute for Protection of Women's Rights (IPWR), Farzaneh Farzanegan Harm Reduction International, (Joint Statement), Ajeng Larasati Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Shole Salehi Ms. Mai Sato, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran Ms. Viviana Krsticevic, Member of the Fact-Finding Mission Mr. Max du Plessis, Member of the Fact-Finding Mission (Final remarks) - ITEM 4: Presentation of the High Commissioner's oral update on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela SPEAKERS: Mr. Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Introduction) Ms. Marisela del Valle Rojas Garmendia, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (Country concerned) - ITEM 4: General debate SPEAKERS: European Union (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Michele Cervone D'Urso Pakistan (on behalf of Organization of Islamic Cooperation - OIC), Mr. Muneeb Ahmed Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (on behalf of a group of countries), Mr. Yeferson Forero Prada Saudi Arabia (on behalf of Group of Arab States - Arab Group), Mr. Salah Alhatlani Kenya (on behalf of Group of African States - African Group), Ms. Yvonne Murugi Kivuti Uganda (on behalf of Movement of Non-Aligned Countries - NAM), Ms. Mary Kibere Namono Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (on behalf of a group of countries), Ms. Marisela Del Valle Rojas Garmendia Bahrain (on behalf of Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf - GCC), Mr. Abdulla Abdullatif Abdulla Spain, Mr. Marcos Gómez Martínez China, Ms. Li Xiaomei Cyprus, Ms. Olympia Neocleous Republic of Korea, Ms. Juwon Lee Kuwait, Ms. Nada Aldhebaib Czechia, Mr. Václav Bálek Switzerland, Ms. Barbara Fontana Indonesia, Mr. Indra Sanada Sipayung United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ms. Eleonor Sanders Japan, Mr. Atsuyuki Oike Slovenia, Ms. Anita Pipan Ethiopia, Mr. Andualem Yalelet Tessema Iceland, Mr. Einar Gunnarsson India, Mr. Kshitij Tyagi Cuba, Mr. Rodolfo Benítez Verson Estonia, Ms. Riia Salsa-Audiffren Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Mr. Lars Tummers Latvia, Mr. Ivars Pundurs Norway, Mr. Tormod Endresen Finland, Ms. Anna-Mari Wong Hämäläinen Iran (Islamic Republic of), Ms. Somayyeh Karimdoost Sweden, Ms. Katja Salsbäck Australia, Ms. Clare Walsh Canada, Ms. Patricia Lyn Mccullagh Belarus, Ms. Alisa Ivanova Ireland, Mr. Noel White Malta, Mr. Randolph De Battista Austria, Mr. Christoph Wieland Germany, Ms. Nikola Gillhoff Georgia, Mr. Irakli Jgenti Belgium, Ms. Gaëlle Powis De Tenbossche Azerbaijan, Mr. Marat Kangarlinski Lithuania, Mr. Edvard Vinckun Maldives, Ms. Salma Rasheed Türkiye, Ms. Buket Kabakci Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Mr. Yeferson Forero Prada Afghanistan, Mr. Mohibullah Taib1 Armenia, Mr. Hambardzum Minasyan Sudan, Mr. Omar Shareef Hamad Eisa Eritrea, Ms. Nadja Micael Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mr. Ho Tong Hyok Russian Federation, Mr. Stanislav Kopak Ukraine, Ms. Yevheniia Kononenko Uganda, Ms. Mary Kibere Namono South Sudan, Mr. Alier Deng Ruai Deng Cambodia, Ms. Thida Chanthima Neth Saudi Arabia, Mr. Salah Alhatlani United Arab Emirates, Ms. Eiman Al Hammadi Bahrain, Ms. Fatema Ebrahim Aldosari East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project, Estella Kansiime Kabachwezi International Probono Legal Services Association Limited, Jun Ho Aliran Kesedaran Negara National Consciousness Movement, Lee Lan Teoh Beijing NGO Association for International Exchanges, Xiaoning Lei Christian Solidarity International (CSI), (Joint Statement), Karnig Kerkonian Beijing Changier Education Foundation, Yinjun Zhang Public Organization "Public Advocacy", Oleh Denysov China NGO Network for International Exchanges (CNIE), Zhiyun Wang "Coup de Pousse" Chaîne de l'Espoir Nord-Sud (C.D.P-C.E.N.S), Jamil Maqsood Fundacion para la Mejora de la Vida, la Cultura y la Sociedad, Ivan Arjona Pelado Japan Society for History Textbook, Hajime Zaha Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, Mélanie Blondelle Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism, Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Sarkeshikzadeh Moghadas Medical Support Association for Underprivileged Iranian Patients, Maryam Erzi National Secular Society, Oliver Levi Iranian Thalassemia Society, Maryam Akhavan Tavakoli Matak Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l'amitié entre les peuples, Delal Aydin Emmaus International Association, Nida Jafri Jameh Ehyagaran Teb Sonnati Va Salamat Iranian, Majid Feizikhah Center for Justice and International Law, Marylaura Acuna
