AFP, United Nations, Nov 21, 2008 (excerpts) – A UN General Assembly commission denounced Friday human rights violations in Iran, North Korea and Burma through separate non-binding resolutions.

All three resolutions are on track to be adopted at a later date by the General Assembly’s 192 member states.

The United Nations Human Rights Council expressed its “deep concern” over abuses in Iran, and passed a resolution with 70 votes in favor and 51 against, with 60 abstentions. The vote came after an Iranian attempt to block any attempt to read the text was thwarted by 81 votes against 71.
The resolution cited “torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, including flogging and amputations,” as well as executions, and discrimination against minorities.