Iran rejects UN rights resolution condemning protest killings

A prosecutor said at least twice more people were killed in Iran in half the time compared with the Srebrenica genocide.

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Tehran, Iran – The Iranian state has rejected a resolution by the United Nations’ Human Rights Council that strongly condemned the “violent crackdown on peaceful protests” by security forces that left thousands dead.

After a detailed meeting and discussions in Geneva on Friday, 25 members of the council, including France, Japan and South Korea, voted in favour of the censure resolution.

Iran rejects UN rights resolution condemning protest killings

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