European Parliament Strongly Condemns Crackdown on Women in Iran
European Parliament Strongly Condemns Crackdown on Women in Iran Written by Mahmoud Hakamian on 20 September 2019 . The European Parliament on Thursday, September 19, 2019, adopted a resolution condemning Iran’s regime for violations of women’s rights in Iran. The resolution was adopted by 608 votes in favor, 7 against and 46 abstentions. The European Parliament resolution “condemns in the strongest terms the ongoing repression of women for objecting to compulsory veiling and for exercising their rights to freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly; calls on the Iranian Government to respect the freedom of Iranian women to choose their own dress code.” The resolution called on the Iranian authorities to unconditionally release all women’s rights defenders who have been arbitrarily jailed for protesting against the hijab being mandatory, and other imprisoned human rights defenders s...