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<p><del class="ministerial">The UN should also use all its power to demand the immediate
release of hundreds of children detained during protests in Iran in recent weeks when
it holds an urgent special session later this week. According to some estimates, more
than 63 children are reported to have been killed, and between 500-1,000 children
believed to be among the more than 18,000 people detained, some threatened with execution.
On 24 November the Human Rights Council voted in favour of a resolution condemning
Iran's brutal crackdown on protestors and launching a fact-finding mission to investigate
alleged human rights violations.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK is committed
to holding Iran to account for the appalling treatment of children throughout the
brutal crackdown of protests. The UK highlighted this issue at the UN Human Right
Council on 24 November, at which we supported a successful Resolution to establish
a UN investigation into the human rights violations committed by the regime during
the protests. The Foreign Secretary also called out Iran's treatment of children alongside
his G7 partners at the meeting of Foreign Ministers on 4 November. The UK will continue
work with partners at international fora to call on the Iranian authorities to abide
by their obligations under international law and to improve the practices surrounding
children in detention.</ins></p>
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