Iran thanks India for rejecting ‘unjust, politically motivated’ UNHRC resolution | India News
Iranian Ambassador to India Mohammad Fathali on Saturday expressed Tehran’s ‘sincere gratitude’ to New Delhi for its ‘principled and firm support’ in voting against the resolution adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) at its 39th special session on Friday.
Expressing his gratitude, Iran’s envoy shared on
I express my sincere gratitude to the government. We thank India for its principled and firm support for Iran’s IR at the UN_HRC, including opposing an unfair and politically motivated decision. This stance reflects India’s commitment to justice, multilateralism and national sovereignty. pic.twitter.com/kLFnqpNjmB— Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Fathali (@IranAmbIndia) January 24, 2026
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The resolution, adopted by a vote of 25 to 7 with 14 abstentions, strongly regretted Iran’s violent intervention in the peaceful protests that broke out on December 28, resulting in thousands of deaths, widespread injuries and mass arrests across the country.
The UNHRC decision extended the mandate of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran by two years and the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran by one year. It also called for the Panel to urgently investigate the crackdown on nationwide protests that, according to the Council’s statement, began on 28 December 2025.
The resolution also called on the Iranian government to fulfill its human rights obligations by stopping extrajudicial killings, arbitrary deprivations of life, enforced disappearances, sexual and gender-based violence, arbitrary arrests, detention without contact, torture and other cruel treatment, especially against peaceful protesters.
Last week, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi called External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar to discuss the evolving situation in the region.
EAM Jaishankar shared on X: “I received a call from Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi. We discussed the developing situation in and around Iran.”
I received a call from Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi. @araghchi
We discussed the developing situation in Iran and its surroundings. —Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) January 14, 2026
The development comes in the wake of the deadly protest in Iran, with India issuing a travel advisory on January 5, 2026, urging its citizens to avoid ‘non-essential’ travel to Iran amid the recent unrest.
(With inputs from IANS)
