Iran expelled from UN women's rights body over crackdown

[Eugene]

Source: Deutsche Welle

Iran expelled from UN women's rights body over crackdown

12/14/2022

Tehran has been voted out of a UN commission on women's rights for "increasingly" suppressing human rights amid nationwide protests. The US, which proposed the vote, said it marked a victory for the protesters.

The UN Economic and Social Council on Wednesday voted to oust Iran from the its Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW), citing Tehran's violation of the rights of women and girls.

Iran has been rocked by nationwide anti-government protests, to which it has responded with a bloody crackdown.

Why was Iran voted out of the UNCSW?

The vote, proposed by the US, passed with a 29-8 vote and 16 abstentions.

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[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. Abuse women and human rights, get booted out of those UN Bodies.

Bravo UN.