Personal diary of John Barnabas (aka Barney) Leith
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Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lawrence Cannon, has issued a statement welcoming the adoption by the UN General Assembly’s Third Committee of a resolution condemning Iran’s appalling human rights abuses (as I reported here):
The adoption of this resolution is a clear signal of the international community’s concern for the human rights of people in Iran. [...]
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Thank goodness! Iran’s attempt to stop debate on the motion resolution initiated by Canada at the UN General Assembly, condemning Iran’s appalling human rights record failed.
No action? No!
As expected, Iran tabled a “no action” motion, which would have prevented the General Assembly’s Third Committee debating Canada’s resolution. But 81 states voted against this no action [...]
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The UN General Assembly’s Third Committee is soon to consider a Canadian resolution condemning Iran’s human rights abuses – including the persecution of the Bahá’ís. The resolution is backed by the EU and by many other countries.
But Iran has been working hard to scupper any debate on the resolution, as Canada.com reports:
Iran is pulling out [...]
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The Third Committee of the UN General Assembly yesterday passed a resolution condemning Iran’s appalling human rights record.
But it was a close-run thing.
Iran tabled what’s known in UN terminology as a “No Action Motion” (NAM). Had that motion passed, any further debate on the substantive resolution (initiated by Canada) would have been blocked. After [...]
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