U.N. Elects Iran to Commission on Women's Rights

[Honu]

just one more validation that we should get out of the UN and its a worthless organization anymore

story here
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/04...womens-rights/


NEW YORK — Without fanfare, the United Nations this week elected Iran to its Commission on the Status of Women, handing a four-year seat on the influential human rights body to a theocratic state in which stoning is enshrined in law and lashings are required for women judged "immodest."

Just days after Iran abandoned a high-profile bid for a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council, it began a covert campaign to claim a seat on the Commission on the Status of Women, which is "dedicated exclusively to gender equality and advancement of women," according to its website.

Buried 2,000 words deep in a U.N. press release distributed Wednesday on the filling of "vacancies in subsidiary bodies," was the stark announcement: Iran, along with representatives from 10 other nations, was "elected by acclamation," meaning that no open vote was requested or required by any member states -- including the United States.

The U.S. currently holds one of the 45 seats on the body, though the position is set to expire in 2012.

[rifleman2000]

Haha the UN sucks, but that is funny. If they put Michelle and Hillary in a burka, I support them!

[metallic]

The UN continues to show just what a complete joke it is.

[6933]

U.N.=useless noise.

[Mjolnir]

The UN was spawned as a tool to broker World Gov't. Period. That is ALL that is doing.

Many scoffed at those who tried in vain to disclose this until it crossed swords, pun intended, with the Bush Admins on Iraq and now Afghanistan.

[BVickery]

As the saying goes:

You can't spell unethical without UN

[steve-oh]

Just further evidence that the UN is irrelevant.

[VooDoo6Actual]

Iran=Woman's rights

now there's a paradox/dichotomy/oxymoron

[mattjmcd]

just one more validation that we should get out of the UN and its a worthless organization anymore

story here
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2010/04...womens-rights/


NEW YORK — Without fanfare, the United Nations this week elected Iran to its Commission on the Status of Women, handing a four-year seat on the influential human rights body to a theocratic state in which stoning is enshrined in law and lashings are required for women judged "immodest."

Just days after Iran abandoned a high-profile bid for a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council, it began a covert campaign to claim a seat on the Commission on the Status of Women, which is "dedicated exclusively to gender equality and advancement of women," according to its website.

Buried 2,000 words deep in a U.N. press release distributed Wednesday on the filling of "vacancies in subsidiary bodies," was the stark announcement: Iran, along with representatives from 10 other nations, was "elected by acclamation," meaning that no open vote was requested or required by any member states -- including the United States.

The U.S. currently holds one of the 45 seats on the body, though the position is set to expire in 2012.

...at which time our seat will be filled by... Sudan? Somalia?

[Honu]

...at which time our seat will be filled by... Sudan? Somalia?

I think Somalia is going to get the commission on Maritime issues to patrol and make sure the waters are safe against pirates ! so must be Sudan that gets ours !
(joking of course) but then again ????