U.N. member states voted to oust Iran from its women's rights panel, backing a resolution the U.S. introduced after Tehran’s crackdown on protests. The resolution passed with 29 votes to oust Iran and eight votes against. Sixteen countries abstained.
Members of the United Nations voted to remove Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women, a body overseen by the Economic and Social Council. | Pool photo by Eduardo MunozUnited Nations member states have voted to remove Iran from a panel that promotes women’s rights around the world, backing a resolution introduced by the United States.
The Biden administration had spent weeks lobbying other countries to support the measure as part of its pressure campaign against the Islamist regime in Tehran following its crackdown on protests following the September death of a young woman detained by Iran’s “morality police.” The vote was held by the 54 members of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. It removes Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women, a body overseen by the council.
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