'Full-fledged human rights crisis' in Iran - U.N.
STORY: The body is debating a motion brought by a group of some 50 countries led by Germany and Iceland to create a new investigative fact-finding mission to probe alleged abuses since a wave of protests began over the death in custody of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini on September 16.
The meeting is seen as a key test of the West's clout within the council following a thwarted attempt to create greater scrutiny of China's human rights record last month.
Iran has been lobbying against the motion and sent a delegation to Geneva earlier this month to urge countries to vote against the resolution, as well as sent diplomatic missions a series of documents seen by Reuters.
