‘Devoid of legitimacy’: Iran slams UNGA’s political resolution

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says the resolution passed by the UN General Assembly about human rights in Iran is “devoid of legitimacy,” urging the West to stop exploiting international mechanisms to further its political goals.

Nasser Kan’ani made the comments in a statement early on Friday, a day after a resolution dubbed “Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran” was adopted by 80 in favor and 29 against, with 65 abstentions.

Put forward by Canada and supported by European countries and the Israeli regime, the resolution “reflects the hypocrisy of its designers and is devoid of legitimacy,” Kan’ani said.

“The hypocritical approach of sponsors of this resolution in exploiting international institutes to exert pressure on the Islamic Republic of Iran is a clear example of abusing sublime human rights concepts and values to pursue short-sighted political objectives,” he added.

The spokesman said this is part of the efforts of Western countries to maintain the “Iranophobia project” and “psychological war” against the Islamic Republic.

The resolution accuses Iran of “disproportionate” use of the death penalty and “systemic discrimination and other human rights violations against women and girls.”

Sponsors of this resolution have violated “all fundamental principles of human rights” in the world, he said, urging them to stop accompanying the US’s economic terrorism against the Iranian nation and hosting terrorist groups instead of expressing “hypocritical” sympathy with Iranian people over human rights issues.

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Respecting human rights is among religious and legal principles in the Islamic Republic, Kan’ani said, noting that the country is “serious” in adhering to its international commitments with regard to human rights.

Kan’ani also noted that the Islamic Republic of Iran is ready to hold dialogue and develop a constructive cooperation with all legitimate international mechanisms and countries based on mutual respect and non-discrimination to promote the status of human rights globally.

The new draft resolution comes just days after Iran was ousted from the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) following a draft proposal by the United States over what it claimed to be “policies contrary to the rights of women and girls” in the country.

The 54-member UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) adopted the US-drafted resolution to “remove with immediate effect the Islamic Republic of Iran from the Commission on the Status of Women for the remainder of its 2022-2026 term.”

On Wednesday, Kan’ani condemned the anti-Iran measure as politically motivated and against the UN Charter.  

Kan’ani described the US’s “malicious” drive against the Islamic Republic as an attempt by Washington to “impose its unilateral political demands” on the world body.

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