UN council ousts Iran from UN commission backing women

Member countries vote on the removal of Iran from membership in the Commission on the Status of Women Wednesday. Pic/AFP

The U.N. Economic and Social Council voted Wednesday to immediately oust Iran from the U.N.'s premiere global body fighting for gender equality because of its systematic violation of the rights of women and girls, a decision the United States hailed as "historic" and Iran claimed was based on "fabricated allegations."

The U.S-sponsored resolution was sparked by Iran's ongoing brutal crackdown on peaceful protesters who took to the streets in September after the death of a 22-year-old woman taken into custody by the morality police.

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At least 488 people have been killed since the demonstrations began, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran, while another 18,200 people have been detained by authorities. The vote in the 54-member council known as ECOSOC to remove Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women for the remainder of its 2022-2026 term was 29-8 with 16 abstentions.

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