The Secretary General of the High Council for Human Rights said: The High Council for Human Rights of the Islamic Republic of Iran, with an active approach, while exposing instances of human rights violations by the United States, pursues the rights of Iranian victims in international and domestic forums and tries to make the voices of these victims heard around the world by creating media, legal, and diplomatic platforms.
Coinciding with the American Human Rights Review and Disclosure Week, at the “Tenth International Conference on American Human Rights from the Perspective of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution” on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, Naser Seraj, the Vice President of the Judiciary for International Affairs and the Secretary General of the High Council for Human Rights of the Islamic Republic of Iran while expressing condolences on the anniversary of the martyrdom of the Imam Hossein (PBUH) and his companions and the martyrdom of the commanders of the Revolutionary Guard Corps, nuclear scientists, and a group of civilians, including women, children, and the elderly of our country, as a result of the Zionist regime's aggression against Iran, stated: “The High Council for Human Rights has submitted a report to international and human rights institutions and forums almost every day during the 12-day war”.
Seraj continued by pointing out five important areas of human rights violations by the United States and said: “The first area is American human rights; from theory to practice. American human rights are not a universal and humane concept but a tool to justify domineering policies and violations of the rights of others. The United States has been one of the biggest violators of human rights in the past decades, including in occupying the countries, in killing and torture, and in implementing oppressive sanctions against independent countries like Iran. At the same time, this country claims to support human rights, but these claims are mostly propaganda and prevent the widespread violations of human rights by the United States itself from being seen”.
He added: “Human rights violations are also evident within the United States, including the situation of prisoners, racial discrimination and structural racism, and widespread violence against women and minorities. These issues demonstrate a profound contradiction between America's human rights slogans and its social realities”.