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Dec 22, 2025
Atlantic Council’s Strategic Litigation Project supports landmark criminal complaint in Argentina seeking accountability for crimes against humanity during Iran’s “Woman, Life, Freedom” Protests
BUENOS AIRES / WASHINGTON, DC — December 22, 2025 —The Atlantic Council’s Strategic Litigation Project supported the filing of the first-ever criminal complaint targeting Iranian officials for crimes against humanity during the “Women, Life, Freedom” protest movement. The criminal complaint, filed in an Argentine federal court, states that Iranian officials and security forces committed crimes against humanity against civilians during its violent crackdown on protesters demanding an end to discriminatory hijab laws and respect for the fundamental human rights. A group of Iranian survivors and the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) filed the complaint, which calls on Argentine judicial […]