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- In an unprecedented move, Iran has been expelled from the United Nation’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in a vote on which India abstained.
- The US proposal at the UN Economic and Social Council to remove Iran from the panel received 29 votes.
- There were eight votes against and 16 abstentions in the 54-member elected body.
- Iran has been rocked by protests since the September due to the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died after being detained by the country's morality police.
- The UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) was established in 1946.
- It is the instrumental in promoting women’s rights, documenting the reality of women’s lives throughout the world, and shaping global standards on gender equality and the empowerment of women.
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