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Iran expelled from UN commission on women
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By Jonny Hallam and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN United Nations member states have removed Iran from a key UN women’s rights group just months after it joined. The unusual reversal comes as Iran is rattled by an ongoing protest movement sparked by the death of a young woman in the custody of the country…
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Iran was voted out of the UN Commission on the Status of Women over its oppressive policies for women and its brutal crackdown following nationwide protests.
“If they're allowed to continue in their role there we believe that it seriously erodes the Commission's credibility,” Bob Rae, Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations, said before the vote.
US-led resolution removing Islamic Republic passes by a wide margin, with Russia and China voting against; Israel, US Jews hail move as a win for women's rights
Iran has been suspended from the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. This came as a reaction by the U.S. and other countries to Iran's crackdown on women's rights protesters.
The U.S. and 28 other countries voted to expel Iran from the U.N. body that promotes women's rights. China and Russia were among those that voted not to oust the country.
Members of the United Nations voted to remove Iran from the body's Commission on the Status of Women following a U.S.-led effort to oust the Islamic Republic
The United Nations’ 45-member Commission on the Status of Women ejected Iran from the body in response to the country’s deadly crackdown on nationwide anti-government protests.
By Jonny Hallam and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN United Nations member states have removed Iran from a key UN women’s rights group just months after it joined. The unusual reversal comes as Iran is rattled by an ongoing protest movement sparked by the death of a young woman in the custody of the country…
The United Nations voted on Wednesday to remove Iran from its place on a women’s rights committee, drawing applause from Iranian dissidents who are seeking to depose the hardline regime following its murder of a 22-year-old woman who improperly wore her head covering.
The UN Economic and Social Council voted Wednesday to immediately oust Iran from the UN’s premiere global body fighting for gender equality because of its systematic violation of the rights of women…
The United Nations has finally done the bare minimum, as 29 countries voted to remove Iran from the U.N. Commission on the Status of Women. If only it would be willing to fix its more fundamental flaws.
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