Geneva, Ramadan 19, 1438, June 14, 2017, SPA -- Secretary General of Bahrain Society for Human Rights Watch Faisal Fouladh and the Executive Director of the Ahwaz Center for Human Rights Dr. Faisal Al-Ahwazi handed the President of the United Nations Human Rights Council an urgent appeal against global terrorism led by the Iranian regime. A number of Arab and international organizations that signed the urgent appeal requested the council to issue a statement condemning the leadership of the Iranian regime for global terrorism and to hold a special session on this at the 36th session of the council next September. Copies of the statement were also handed over to all special rapporteurs. In the appeal, the civil society organizations in the Arab world and the world called on the Human Rights Council to identify and respond to terrorism perpetrated and financed by the Iranian regime in the world, and condemn the leadership of the Iranian regime for global terrorism and hold a special session on this issue at the 36th session of the council in September. The statement stressed that the Iranian regime has violated international laws, agreements, treaties and ethical principles. The statement was attached with a record of the Iranian regime in supporting terrorism and extremism. The statement added that Iran, under its current regime, is the first sponsor and supporter of terrorism in the world. The statement listed many of the terrorist operations that Iran stood behind. --SPA 21:58 LOCAL TIME 18:58 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w428152