The Iranian regime continues to oppress its people, who suffer under the weight of an unjustly priestly system of darkness, that does not respect human rights, confiscates freedoms and persecutes ethnic and religious minorities, including Sunni Muslim Baloch and Arab Ahwaz, declared Saudi Arabia on Thursday.
Saudi Arabia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Abdullah bin Yahiya Al-Maalami made this stance before the Third Committee of the UN’s meetings, on the promotion and protection of human rights.
Riyadh stressed its support for the report of the Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran submitted on September 27, 2018 and the report of the Secretary-General on August 6, 2018 that highlight the Iranian regime’s rights violations.
Maalami noted the regime’s ongoing policy of confiscating farmers’ lands, as well as its killing of 21 young Ahwazi, who were murdered days ago after secret and suspicious trials.
"In light of all the above, the Kingdom has to vote in favor of the UN resolution on the human rights situation in Iran," he said.
"The Kingdom underlines the sovereign right of states to determine their judicial systems and penal provisions, while believing in the need to limit the application of death sentences, in cases of extreme necessity."
Iran also stresses the importance of Iran refraining from harboring terrorists and granting them safe haven, such fugitive Hezbollah, ISIS and Qaeda network fighters, he added.
He underscored Iran's behavior of persecution of Sunni and ethnic minorities, saying such conduct is an extension of its aggressive behavior and approach to ethnic cleansing in Syria, support for the Houthi rebels in Yemen, embrace of the terrorist Hezbollah in Lebanon, and sponsoring of terrorist acts around the world.
