UN passes resolution on Iran's human rights record
- 9 years ago
The Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution on the promotion and protection of human rights in Iran.
The resolution welcomed pledges by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on "important human rights issues, particularly on eliminating discrimination against women and members of ethnic minorities, and on greater space for freedom of expression and opinion."
Earlier this summer, Iran launched an " execution spree ", executing an average of three people per day, with nearly 700 people executed in the first half of 2015 alone, many for political crimes or on trumped-up charges, according to an Amnesty International report at the time.
"The UN is calling on Iranian authorities to end their illegal use of the death penalty, torture, discrimination against women and minorities, and repression of the rights of expression, association, and assembly," Mostofi said following Thursday's UN vote.
The resolution welcomed pledges by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on "important human rights issues, particularly on eliminating discrimination against women and members of ethnic minorities, and on greater space for freedom of expression and opinion."
Earlier this summer, Iran launched an " execution spree ", executing an average of three people per day, with nearly 700 people executed in the first half of 2015 alone, many for political crimes or on trumped-up charges, according to an Amnesty International report at the time.
"The UN is calling on Iranian authorities to end their illegal use of the death penalty, torture, discrimination against women and minorities, and repression of the rights of expression, association, and assembly," Mostofi said following Thursday's UN vote.