Answer given by High Representative/Vice-President Kallas on behalf of the European Commission
4.2.2025
As part of its comprehensive policy approach towards Iran[1], the EU has responded strongly on human rights violations and abuses by Iranian authorities, including against the country’s ethnic and religious minorities.
The EU is using all diplomatic venues, including multilateral fora, to repeatedly and firmly call on the Iranian authorities to ensure the full enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all Iranians, as well as persons belonging to ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities, including the Bahá’ís.
Furthermore, the EU has so far listed a total of 269 individuals and entities under the sanctions regime adopted in response to serious human rights violations in Iran[2].
The EU will continue to use all tools at its disposal and will continue to be a strong supporter of the United Nations accountability mechanisms investigating the alleged human rights violations in Iran, including on the country’s ethnic and religious minorities.