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‘Nuremberg moment’: UN Human Rights Council adopts motion for probe into Iran protest violence

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A protester waves the pre-Islamic Revolution Iranian flag outside UN headquarters during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Iran in New York on January 15, 2026. (photo credit: ANGELA WEISS / AFP via Getty Images)
The motion’s approval extends an independent probe into human rights abuses in Iran and calls for an urgent inquiry into the violent crackdown by authorities on protesters.