Canadian Resolution Passes
Filed Under: Canada, World
A draft resolution introduced by Canada and backed by other western nations including the US was approved by the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. The resolution expresses “deep concern” at the ongoing human rights abuses in Iran and cites as examples “torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, including flogging and amputations.”
It specifically calls on the government of Iran “to eliminate, in law and practice, all forms of discrimination and other human rights violations.”
The resolution passed by a vote of 73-53 with 55 others abstaining. Among those who opposed the resolution were Cuba, North Korea, Sudan, Syria and Zimbabwe. Big surprise there.
Anyone still remember Zahra Kazemi?
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