UN General Assembly Approves Resolution Condemning Human Rights Violations in Iran

The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution condemning human rights violations in Iran. The resolution was presented by Canada and addressed arbitrary detention, executions, torture, and numerous human rights violations in Iran.

The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution against systematic and widespread human rights violations in Iran with 78 votes in favor, 31 against, and 69 abstentions. The Third Committee of the UN General Assembly had previously approved the draft resolution against Iran on November 26 of the current year.

The resolution, referring to numerous instances of violations of the basic rights of the Iranian people by the Islamic Republic, has called on the government to improve the human rights situation in Iran. Among the issues addressed in the resolution is the high rate of death sentences, which are even issued against individuals who were children at the time the crime was committed.

The United Nations has called on Iran to end pressure and restrictions against women, religious and ethnic minorities, including Baha’is, and the imposition of restrictions on freedom of expression both in cyberspace and in reality, and to release those detained in public protests. The resolution also addresses arbitrary detention, torture, and cruel punishments.

The resolution condemning human rights violations was proposed by Canada. In this resolution, the United Nations, in addition to the aforementioned cases, has called on the Islamic Republic to investigate human rights violations and hold violators accountable.

Last year, this assembly also approved a resolution condemning the human rights situation in Iran and called on the Islamic Republic to end flagrant violations of the basic rights of the Iranian people. With the new resolution, the human rights file on Iran remains open for another year.

Source: DW