UN Rights Council to Debate Civilian Impact of Iran’s Gulf Attacks

The UN Human Rights Council will hold an urgent debate on Wednesday concerning Iran’s strikes on multiple Gulf countries and the resulting civilian casualties.

Bahrain submitted the request on behalf of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations and Jordan, according to Human Rights Council spokesman Pascal Sim. He said the countries plan to introduce a draft resolution during the session.

The proposal aims to address what it calls “recent military aggression launched by Iran against Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates… targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure, which has resulted in the loss of innocent lives.”

Since its creation in 2006, the council has held 11 urgent debates, including this upcoming session.

Sim added that Iran, China, and Cuba also submitted a letter to the council president on Monday, requesting a separate urgent debate on “protection of children and educational institutions in international armed conflicts.” The council bureau will review that request later Tuesday.

The current Human Rights Council session, the first of the year, began on February 23 and will run through March 31.

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