(BWNS) The approval today of a strongly worded resolution on human rights in Iran sends a powerful signal to the Iranian government that the world is gravely concerned about how Iran treats its citizens, said the Baha’i International Community.
The resolution, approved by a vote of 74 to 48 by the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly, expressed “deep concern at serious ongoing and recurring human rights violations in the Islamic Republic of Iran.” The list of violations included oppressive measures taken after the June presidential election and “increasing discrimination” against minority groups, including Baha’is.
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