Iran Secures Chair Of Technology Forum At UN Human Rights Council

In the same week that Iran hanged two men for their activity on social media, the U.N. Human Rights Council appointed Tehran as chair of a forum focused on using technology to promote human rights. The appointment of Iran’s  Ambassador to the United Nations Ali Bahreini to the chair of the U.N. Human Rights Council 2023 Social Forum has sparked much anger and indignation. 

Amir Saeid Iravani, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran attends the Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East (Syria) in UN Headquarters. Photo via Getty Images