Iran has been expelled from the U.N. body that promotes women's rights after the U.S. called for its ouster over Tehran’s “systematic oppression” of women and violent crackdown on street protests over the death of Mahsa Amini.
Twenty-nine members of the U.N. Economic and Social Council voted in favor of a resolution put forward by the U.S. for the immediate termination of Iran from the commission for the remainder of its 2022-2026 term. Eight members voted against the resolution and 16 abstained.
“The commission is the premier U.N. body for promoting gender equality and empowering women,” she said. “It cannot do its important work if it’s being undermined from within." Iran’s U.N. ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani, accused the U.S. of making an “illegal” request and bullying.
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