Marking December 4 — designated by the United Nations as the International Day of Countering Unilateral Coercive Measures — Esmail Baqaei wrote in a post that the day was proclaimed under UN General Assembly Resolution 79/293.
He added that this date also coincides with the adoption of the Declaration on the Right to Development, on December 4, 1986, pursuant to UN General Assembly Resolution 41/128.
According to Baqaei, unilateral coercive measures — including economic, financial, and banking sanctions — violate fundamental human rights, including the right to development, the right to life, the right to health, and the right to education.
The spokesman stressed that these measures, which target the health and lives of entire populations in affected countries, amount to “crimes against humanity.”
