Human Rights in Iran: A Conversation with Mai Sato

as part of the series Developments in human rights
Mar 30, 2026 — 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

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Human Rights in Iran: A Conversation with Mai Sato

Since December 2025, Iran has been facing a deepening human rights and humanitarian crisis marked by massive state repression affecting thousands of individuals, as well as a widening military conflict. The presentation by Ms. Mai Sato, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, will focus on her latest report to the UN Human Rights Council and the current human rights situation in Iran.

Speaker | Mai Sato
UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Comments | Payam Akhavan
Professor of International Law and Chair in Human Rights, Massey College, University
of Toronto

Closing remarks | Omid Milani
Ph.D. in Law & Fellow, Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC), University of Ottawa

Moderator | Oonagh Fitzgerald
President, International Law Association of Canada (ILA Canada) & Senior Fellow, Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC), University of Ottawa

Date and time
Mar 30, 2026
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Registration required to receive the link.
Format and location
Virtual
Webinar on Zoom.
Language
English
Audience
General public
Open to all!
Organized by
HRREC