Co - authors say U.N. Human Rights Council has yet to take serious action against violence in elections . They say many protesters against boycott of election have been killed or jailed . Iran is seeking to gain a seat on the Human Rights Council . Co - authors says seating Iran would be a betrayal of that nation 's civil rights movement .
Co-authors say U.N. Human Rights Council has yet to take serious action against abuses in Iran . They say many protesters against conduct of election have been killed or jailed . Iran is seeking to gain a seat on the Human Rights Council . Co-authors says seating Iran would be a betrayal of that nation 's civil rights movement .