Adoption of the 70th United Nations Resolution in the General Assembly Condemning Human Rights Violations in Iran
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi: The case of the regime’s crimes should be referred to the United Nations Security Council, and its leaders, especially Khamenei, Raisi, Eje’i, should face justice. Their immunity from punishment encourages further executions, torture, and warmongering.
Today, December 19, 2023, the 70th United Nations resolution condemning violation of human rights by the religious fascism ruling Iran was adopted by a majority vote in the United Nations General Assembly. The efforts of the regime’s allies and other human rights violators to prevent the adoption of this resolution proved futlie.
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), said while this resolution only reflects a portion of the regime’s many crimes, it signifies a global consensus against a regime that holds the least regard for the recognized principles and standards of human rights, continually and gravely violating them.
She added that today, in Iran, a regime of execution and genocide is in power that continuously violates all articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Taking advantage of the horrific war in the Middle East, it has increased the number of executions. Since the start of the war on October 7, 2023, 245 executions, and in November, 120 executions have been recorded, including political prisoners and uprising heroes.
Iran, under the rule of the mullahs, has the widest range of permanent and institutionalized suppression of women, including violence and discrimination, imposing mandatory hijab, and killing girls for improper hijab.
Mrs. Rajavi emphasized that the international community must expel the clerical regime and refer the dossier of the human rights catastrophe in Iran to the UN Security Council by adopting a firm policy. The regime’s leaders such as Khamenei, Raisi, Eje’i, and Qalibaf should face justice for their four-decade-long crimes against humanity and genocide. The immunity of these criminals from punishment further encourages the regime’s execution, massacre, torture, warmongering, and terrorism.
Instead of appeasing this brutal regime, the global community should suspend political and economic relations with it until the torture and execution of prisoners and the massacre of protesters come to an end.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)
December 19, 2023
