November 20, 2015 – The resolution drafted by Canada was backed by a vote of 76 to 35 with 68 abstentions in a UN General Assembly committee.
The Iranian Resistance’s President-elect Maryam Rajavi welcomed the adoption of this 62nd United Nations resolution censuring human rights abuses in Iran and declared: Although this resolution accounts for only parts of the clerical regime’s crimes, it is nonetheless a revealing document on a regime that is criminal in its entirety and that has been able to hold on to power against a population demanding its overthrow exclusively by resorting to executions, torture, and ruthless suppression.
One hundred and fifteen countries voted in favor of the resolution Thursday.
The draft document, co-sponsored by more than 50 countries, including the United States and South Korea, calls for “political prison camps” to be closed and all political prisoners to be released.
An attempt previous year to refer Syria to the ICC for war crimes was blocked by Russian Federation, Syria’s ally, and China at the Security Council. The council is expected to do the same once the new resolution is adopted.