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U.N. Mission Says Israeli Strike on Tehran’s Evin Prison Was a War Crime

Investigators warn the bombing campaign is worsening repression in Iran, with detainees at growing risk.

Sara Hossain, Chair of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran attends a session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March 16, 2026. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Overview

  • Presenting findings to the U.N. Human Rights Council on Monday, the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran said it has reasonable grounds to conclude Israel intentionally targeted a civilian object.
  • Mission chair Sara Hossain said 80 people, including one child and eight women, were killed in the June strike on Evin prison, citing interviews, satellite imagery and documentary evidence.
  • Reuters reported the prison, known for holding political prisoners, has also been damaged in the latest U.S.-Israeli strikes, prompting fears for detainees that include a British couple.
  • The investigators cautioned that external military action is not delivering accountability and risks intensifying domestic repression within Iran.
  • Israel has disengaged from the Human Rights Council with no immediate comment to Reuters, while U.N. expert Mai Sato flagged lost family contact and shortages of food and medicine in prisons, and Iran’s ambassador Ali Bahreini urged condemnation of the U.S.-Israeli strikes.