(AP) Edith M. Lederer - The UN Economic and Social Council voted Wednesday to immediately oust Iran from the UN Commission on the Status of Women in a 29-8 vote with 16 abstentions, because of its systematic violation of the rights of women. The U.S.-sponsored resolution expresses "serious concern" over Iran's actions since September "to continuously undermine and increasingly suppress the human rights of women and girls, including the right to freedom of expression and opinion, often with the use of excessive force...as well as through the use of lethal force resulting in the deaths of peaceful protesters, including women and girls."
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