Geneva, 24/04/2001 (Agence Europe) - The UN Human Rights Committee adopted a resolution (21 in favour, 17 against and 15 abstentions) tabled by the European Union (backed in particular by the United States and several countries candidates for accession) expressing its concern for continued human rights violations in Iran. The resolution notably cites "the recent deterioration of the situation in the freedom of opinion and expression, and in particular attacks against press freedom, the...