UN 'Gender Equality' Body Hands Iran a Symbolic Leadership Role

patrick.goodenough | March 13, 2019
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The United Nations’ body dedicated to “gender equality and the advancement of women” this week handed the Iranian regime a seat on a committee with a key role in evaluating “injustice and discriminatory practices against women” – on the same day an Iranian court reportedly sentenced a leading women’s rights advocate to 38 years. imprisonment and 148 lashes.