UN rights chief says deadly school bombing in Iran evokes ‘visceral horror,’ calls for ‘justice’

By AFP 27 March 2026, 11:22 am

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In this aerial handout picture released by the Iranian Press Center, mourners dig graves during the funeral for children killed in a reported strike on a primary school in Iran's Hormozgan province in Minab on March 3, 2026. (Iranian Press Center / AFP)

GENEVA, Switzerland — The deadly bombing of an Iranian school on February 28 spurred “visceral horror,” the UN rights chief says, urging Washington to conclude its probe and demanding justice “for the terrible harm done.”

“The bombing of the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab evoked a visceral horror,” Volker Turk tells the United Nations Human Rights Council, stressing that “the onus is on those who carried out the attack to investigate it promptly, impartially, transparently and thoroughly.”

“Senior US officials have said the strike is under investigation. I call for that process to be concluded as soon as possible, and for its findings to be made public. There must be justice for the terrible harm done,” he insists.