UN watchdog slams potential election of Iran to panel with human rights sway: 'Lunatics running the asylum'

A U.N. watchdog criticized Iran’s potential election to a major United Nations committee influencing human rights policy, calling the possibility 'Orwellian.' The criticism highlights Tehran's history of documented systematic human rights abuses and funding proxy militant groups like Hezbollah and Hamas. Concerns were also raised regarding the U.N.’s alleged bias when criticizing Israel while failing to issue direct condemnations against Hamas.