Ebadi: UN Resolution Shows Gravity Of Iran Rights Abuses
A resolution by a UN committee condemning human rights abuses in Iran "shows the gravity of the situation," Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi told RFE/RL's Radio Farda. The resolution passed on November 18 expresses "deep concern at serious ongoing human rights violations" in Iran, including torture, flogging, amputations, stoning, and what it called "pervasive gender inequality and violence against women." The UN General Assembly's Human Rights Committee approved the resolution with 80 votes in favor, including the United States, EU ...
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