Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Phelan. I know the Deputy feels strongly about this issue as he and I have spoken about a number of times. We are using every opportunity we can to raise our concerns directly with the Iranian Government and also in multilateral forums in relation to what is currently happening in Iran. There has been a violent crackdown on protesters and we have seen loss of life in the past 70 days, with more than 40 children killed during that crackdown in the context of the legitimate protests that have taken place. We have co-sponsored a convening of a special session of the Human Rights Council tomorrow in Geneva to look at human rights abuses and these issues in Iran.

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