The World - News from Dec. 8, 1985
The U.N. General Assembly’s Social and Economic Commission condemned alleged human rights violations in Iran and Afghanistan. It voted 53 to 22 with 41 abstentions on a resolution expressing “deep concern” over abuses of human rights in Iran, including summary executions and torture. The resolution on Afghanistan, passed 75 to 23 with 33 abstentions, expressed “profound concern” that a report by a U.N. investigator showed that “disregard for human rights is . . . widespread.” The United States voted in favor of both resolutions. Those voting against the resolutions included members of the Soviet Bloc and some nonaligned nations.
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