UN condemns Iran – Press Statement

Press Statement Hillel C. Neuer, Executive Director, United Nations WatchGeneva, Switzerland December 18, 2018 We welcome today’s General Assembly resolution criticizing Iran’s human rights record, adopted by a vote of 84 to 30, an increase of support from last year’s vote. The resolution importantly calls out Iran for its systemic discrimination against women and girls, human rights violations against members of ethnic, linguistic, and religious minorities, including Arabs, Azeris, Bahai, Balochis, Jews and Kurds, and its ongoing severe restrictions on freedom of thought, conscience and…

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