Calls grow to kick Iran out of UN body dedicated to equality and empowerment of women
foxnews.comWomen and girls of Iran are leading the most significant challenge to the existence of the Islamic Republic of Iran in this century, according to veteran experts of Iran.
Their opposition to the theocratic state and its radical Islamic law requiring head coverings for women has drawn sharp criticism with respect to Tehran’s role on the U.N.
Commission on the Status of Women. The Geneva-based watchdog organization, UN Watch, said Iran’s clerical regime began in March its "four-year term on the U.N.’s top women’s rights body, having been elected last year with the votes of at least four Western states." The U.N.’s Commission on the Status of Women is, according to its mission statement, the "principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women." Hundreds of women protest at the funeral of Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, who died while in custody of Iran's morality police after they arrested her for violations of hijab laws. (Courtesy The Foreign Desk) It remains unclear if the U.S.
will energetically lead a campaign to oust Iran from the U.N. Commission. After Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, the U.S.
