Iran's human rights record condemned by United Nations

Iran's human rights record condemned by United Nations

United Nations (UN Photo by Mark Garten)
New York—21 December 2010

In a vote today, the United Nations once again strongly condemned Iran for failing to live up to international human rights standards. By a vote of 78 to 45, with 59 abstentions, the UN General Assembly confirmed a resolution that expressed “deep concern at serious ongoing and recurring human rights violations.” In more than two decades of such resolutions about Iran, the vote passed with one of the highest percentages ever. more...