2024-05-31 16:36:40
The US in the present day boycotted a United Nations ceremony honoring Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, saying he was “concerned in quite a few, appalling human rights violations” and that the world physique ought to help the individuals of Iran, Reuters reported.
Hardliner Raisi, who was seen as a possible successor to Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, died after his helicopter crashed in unhealthy climate within the mountains close to Iran’s border with Azerbaijan on Might 19.
The 193-member UN Normal Meeting historically meets to pay tribute to any world chief who was a sitting head of state on the time of their dying. Throughout the 50-minute tribute to Raisi, speeches have been made by representatives of nations and regional teams, BTA reported.
“The US won’t attend in the present day’s UN tribute occasion for President Raisi in any manner,” stated Nate Evans, a spokesman for the US mission to the United Nations. “Raisi has been concerned in quite a few, appalling human rights violations, together with extrajudicial killings of 1000’s of political prisoners in 1988,” he added.
“Throughout his tenure among the worst human rights abuses have been dedicated,” Evans added.
As a younger prosecutor in Tehran, Raisi was concerned in a fee liable for the execution of tons of of political prisoners within the capital in 1988 as Iran’s eight-year battle with Iraq drew to a detailed, rights teams say.
Iran’s UN mission in New York declined to touch upon the US boycott of the ceremony.
In a short assertion, UN Secretary-Normal Antonio Guterres informed the Normal Meeting that Raisi had led Iran at a tough time for the nation, the area and the world.
“The UN stays in solidarity with the Iranian individuals of their quest for peace, improvement and elementary freedoms,” Guterres stated.
Iran’s everlasting envoy to the UN, Amir Sayed Iravani, spoke of the “profound impression” of Raisi and Iranian International Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, who died in the identical helicopter crash.
“They weren’t solely figures of authority but in addition a logo of hope, resilience and the enduring energy of excellent governance and diplomacy,” Iravani informed the Normal Meeting. “We stay dedicated to upholding the rules of peace, safety, justice and multilateralism that they tirelessly supported,” he added.
The presidential election to decide on Raisi’s successor is scheduled for June 28.