{"id":9981,"date":"2011-02-28T07:53:45","date_gmt":"2011-02-28T07:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/issues\/human-rights\/9981-us-seeking-un-resolution-on-rights-violations-in-iran"},"modified":"2023-01-13T20:15:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T19:15:43","slug":"us-seeking-un-resolution-on-rights-violations-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/us-seeking-un-resolution-on-rights-violations-in-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"US seeking UN resolution on rights violations in Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"unitednationshumanrights_lo\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-36941\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/02\/unitednationshumanrights_lo.jpg\" border=\"0\" style=\"margin: 5px;float: left\" width=\"200\" height=\"97\" \/>NCRI &#8211; The United States is lobbying to establish a United Nations special investigator on human rights abuses by the Iranian regime, for the first time in a decade, diplomats and activists told Reuters Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The news agency said the US delegation to the UN Human Rights Council has sought support from countries in all regions for a draft resolution that would put the Iranian regime back in the international limelight for alleged violations.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Reuters said US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton plans to address the council on Monday at the start of a three-week session.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Americans are fairly determined to have a mandate created for a special rapporteur on the situation in Iran. 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