HRW Oral Statement - ID with Independent Expert on Albinism - HRC61

Rights-Respecting Democracies Should Unite to Preserve Fundamental Freedoms

Watch Human Rights Watch's press conference for the release of World Report 2026, held February 4, 2026 in Washington, D.C.

For several days now, the authorities in Iran have tried to block the internet, to suppress the news. But despite this internet blackout, we are receiving very concerning reports of large scale killings by the security forces of protesters.

Iranian authorities have unleashed a deadly crackdown on protesters across the country since December 28, 2025, marked by security forces’ unlawful use of force and firearms and mass arbitrary arrests.

Urgent Support for Survivors Needed After US Aid Cuts