The United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday extended by one year the deadline for an independent international fact-finding mission investigating Iran’s deadly crackdown on protests that erupted in 2022.

The U.N.’s top human rights body extended the mandate and the term of Javaid Rehman, the Security Council’s special rapporteur on Iran, in a 24-8 vote in the 47-member chamber. The result was 15 abstentions.

It said extending Lehman’s term was necessary to “continue monitoring the current human rights situation, including civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights”.

It also decided to continue its fact-finding mission to enable it to complete its work, “including ensuring that evidence of numerous human rights violations related to the protests,” “particularly against women and children,” is fully understood. and effectively record, verify, consolidate and preserve”.

Iran was rocked by the death of 22-year-old Iranian Kurd Mahsa Amini in September 2022, sparking widespread demonstrations. Amini was arrested for allegedly violating Sharia law’s strict dress code for women.

Tehran is not cooperating with Rahman or the fact-finding mission and does not allow them access to Iranian territory.

The resolution calls on Iran to cooperate fully with the rapporteur and international investigators “and allow them unhindered access to the country and provide all information necessary to carry out their mandate.”

Argentina, Chile, France, Germany, Japan, Morocco and the United States supported the resolution.

Countries that voted against were Algeria, Burundi, China, Cuba, Eritrea, Indonesia, Sudan and Vietnam.

Bangladesh, Brazil, India, Malaysia, Qatar, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates abstained from the vote.

The 55th session of the Human Rights Council concluded on Friday.