Iran removed from UN commission on women

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : Women's rights are an intense focus of interest in Iran.
48% : Iran was to serve its term from 2022-2026.
41% : In early November, the US promised to introduce a draft resolution in response to the government of Iran acting to "increasingly suppress the human rights of women and girls."
38% : The Russian representative cited government actions, some violent, to quell protests in the US in relation to the death of George Floyd.
36% : The UN Economic and Social Council (ESC) Wednesday voted to remove Iran from the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).
34% : Russia, who voted against the resolution, also condemned the alleged hypocrisy of the US and EU.
32% :New Zealand voted in favor of removal and further suggested a UN investigation into women's rights abuses in Iran.
27% :Iran accused the US and its allies of acting in an unlawful and openly hostile manner.
27% : Iran also accused the US of hypocrisy, saying the US, "remained silent on Israel's violations of Palestinian women's rights."

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