Iran is Booted from United Nations' Women's Group

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : "It's hugely important for the women of Iran," she told Reuters after the vote.
50% : U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said removing Iran from the women's rights group was an "important" move.
49% : The U.N. Economic and Social Council adopted a resolution this week to "remove with immediate effect the Islamic Republic of Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women for the remainder of the 2022-2026 term."
34% :"Even a lot of countries disgusted by Iran's behavior would have preferred something milder, like temporarily suspending Iran from the CSW," said International Crisis Group U.N. Director Richard Gowan.
28% :Iran has faced widespread criticism recently after a September incident where a 22-year-old woman died in the custody of morality police after authorities arrested her for allegedly violating the dress code.
22% :"They got a strong message from the United Nations that we will support them, and we will condemn Iran, and we will not let them sit on the Commission for the Status of Women and continue to attack women in their own country," Thomas-Greenfield added.

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