UN Removes Iran From Women's Rights Body Over Protest Crackdown

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : In early November, Vice President Kamala Harris said the United States would work with other nations to oust Iran from the commission.
48% : The resolution strips Iran of its membership of the commission with immediate effect.
43% : "This vote is another sign of the growing international consensus on Iran and demands for accountability," US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said in a statement.
42% : "This vote against Iran was pretty unprecedented to my knowledge and that is why quite a lot of states have felt queasy about it," he told AFP.
38% : The UN on Wednesday voted to remove Iran from a women's rights body, following a concerted campaign by the United States, over Tehran's brutal crackdown of women-led protests.
38% : Opponents, however, noted that Iran had been elected to the body and that expelling it set "a dangerous precedent."UN watchers also said the initiative had caused some discontent among diplomats, including US allies who felt they were left with no choice but to back it.
35% :Iran had accused Washington of pressuring countries ahead of the vote.
34% :Iran has been gripped by demonstrations since the September 16 death in custody of Masha Amini, a young Iranian Kurd who had been arrested for allegedly violating the country's strict dress code for women.

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