The Iranian government has strongly criticized the «US-driven non-consensus resolution» at the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for its suspension from the Commission on the Status of Women over the crackdown on protests sparked in September by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish woman detained in Tehran for allegedly wearing the veil incorrectly.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Naser Kanani has slammed the «malicious drift» of the United States and said it was an attempt by Washington to «impose its unilateral political demands,» according to a statement posted on the Iranian Foreign Ministry website. The vote resulted in 29 votes in favor, eight against and 16 abstentions.
Kanani stressed that the commission has voted three times in the last decade in favor of Iran’s membership and called the United States «the biggest violator of the Iranian nation and women’s rights». In this sense, she stressed that Washington has adopted numerous «hostile measures» since the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and wondered «how can it now say that it supports women’s rights».
«The United States cannot cover up its widespread violations of the rights of the Iranian nation, in general, and Iranian women, in particular, by imposing unilateral sanctions through a smear campaign against Iran,» she said.
In this line, she described as «ironic» that «the false regime of Israel» is part of the commission due to the support of the United States and its allies, despite «Tel Aviv’s dark past of organized crimes against the oppressed Palestinian nation», while defending that the Iranian authorities are working to guarantee women’s rights.
«It is obvious that, from now on as well, Iranian women will continue on the path of advancement and progress, based on Iranian and Islamic values,» she has assessed. «We thank the 25 countries that did not support or did not vote ‘yes’ to the resolution. Undoubtedly, the US move is condemned and unacceptable in the eyes of the great Iranian nation, the awakened consciences and independent governments of the world,» he concluded.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard recently confirmed that more than 300 people have been killed since the start of the protests, in what was the first official toll since the mobilizations began. The figure is lower than the one provided by the NGO, which points to more than 400 dead due to the repression by the security forces. In addition, two people have been executed for their role in the protests.
