Dozens walk out on Islamic Republic foreign minister at UN Human Rights Council

Diplomats and NGO representatives staged a mass walkout at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHCR) in Geneva on Monday, as the Islamic Republic’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian took to the podium to address the council. The walkout was prompted by calls from activists, many using the hashtag #walkoutIRI, who demanded the symbolic action as a […]