On November 11, 2026, the United Nations General Assembly elected the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC) for a three-year term beginning January 1, 2027.

This decision raises serious concerns in light of the Islamic Republic's documented human rights record.

The United Nations itself has documented grave violations in Iran, including the violent suppression of peaceful protesters, arbitrary detentions, torture, discrimination against women and girls, and abuses affecting children.

On January 23, 2026, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution strongly deploring the violent crackdown on protests, including the deaths of children, and calling for further investigation and accountability.

Our Demand

We call upon the United Nations General Assembly and its Member States to take immediate action to reverse the November 11, 2026 election of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Committee for Programme and Coordination.

We specifically request that Member States initiate and pursue the necessary lawful parliamentary or institutional procedures to rescind, annul, or otherwise reverse this election result, with the objective of preventing the new term from taking effect on January 1, 2027.

We are not simply requesting a review or discussion. We are demanding concrete action toward reversing the decision.

We further request a public response from the President of the General Assembly explaining what action has been taken and the outcome of the relevant procedural considerations.

The United Nations' commitment to human rights, accountability, and dignity must be reflected in the decisions of its governing bodies.

We urge Member States to act before January 1, 2027, and demonstrate that the documented suffering of the Iranian people is being taken seriously.

The people of Iran deserve to be heard. Human rights must never be treated as an afterthought.

10 Supporting evidence:

Evidence 1 — UN Fact-Finding Mission: Crimes Against Humanity During the 2025–2026 Crackdown
https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session63/a-hrc-63-61-aev.pdf

Evidence 2 — UN Human Rights Council: Thousands Killed, Including Children, in January 2026 Crackdown
https://www.ungeneva.org/en/news-media/meeting-summary/2026/01/human-rights-council-adopts-resolution-extending-mandates-fact

Evidence 3 — Human Rights Watch: Unlawful Executions of Protesters, Torture and Unfair Trials
https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/09/10/iran-ongoing-unlawful-execution-campaign-against-protesters

Evidence 4 — UN Fact-Finding Mission: Crimes Against Humanity and Persecution of Women and Girls
https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/ffmi-iran/FFM-Iran-Update-13-September-2024.pdf

Evidence 5 — UN General Assembly Resolution: Systemic Discrimination, Compulsory Hijab and Violence Against Women
https://mandates.un.org/mandate/A/RES/80/222

Evidence 6 — United Nations: Reports of Sexual Violence During Protest Arrests and Detention
https://www.un.org/sexualviolenceinconflict/press-release/un-special-representative-pramila-patten-expresses-deep-concern-over-reports-of-sexual-violence-in-the-context-of-political-unrest-in-iran/

Evidence 7 — Amnesty International: Human Rights Violations and Discrimination Against Women in Iran (2025–2026)
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde13/0658/2026/en/

Evidence 8 — UN Human Rights Council Resolution 58/21: Ongoing Human Rights Violations and Impunity
https://mandates.un.org/mandate/A/HRC/RES/58/21

Evidence 9 — UN General Assembly: Iran's Election to the Committee for Programme and Coordination (2027–2029)
https://press.un.org/en/2026/ga12808.doc.htm

Evidence 10 — UN ECOSOC: Iran's CPC Nomination Proceedings and Recorded Objection
https://transcripts.un.org/en/ecosoc/2026/15