Iran’s future on UN women’s rights body to be decided on Dec 14 US moves draft resolution

A US push for Iran to be removed from a UN women's equality and empowerment body will be voted on December 14, diplomats said on Monday as Washington lobbies for Tehran to be punished over its denial of women's rights and brutal crackdown on protests. The United States on Monday circulated a draft resolution on the move, seen by Reuters, that also denounces Iran's policies as “flagrantly contrary to the human rights of women and girls and to the mandate of the Commission on the Status of Women.” Iran has just started a four-year term on the 45-member commission, which meets annually every March and aims to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women. — reuters