Answer given by High Representative/Vice-President Borrell i Fontelles on behalf of the European Commission
18.6.2024
The EU has responded strongly to the human rights violations and repressions by the Iranian authorities, including on the country’s minorities, and has set out its policy towards Iran in Council Conclusions of December 2022[1].
The EU firmly calls on the Iranian authorities to ensure the full enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all Iranians, including persons belonging to ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities such as the Bahá’ís.
The EU will continue to use all diplomatic opportunities to voice and express consistently its position on the human rights situation in the country.
Furthermore, the EU has designated a total of 269 individuals and entities under the sanctions regime adopted against Iran in response to serious human rights violations in the country[2].