Rouhani’s charm offensive is belied by “widespread, systemic - TopicsExpress



          

Rouhani’s charm offensive is belied by “widespread, systemic and systematic” human rights violations documented by Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Iran, notes Irwin Cotler, a Canadian Member of Parliament and a former minister of justice and attorney-general, who outlines “a human rights index – an inventory of serious human rights abuses and the corresponding actions required to turn Iran from a republic of fear to what Rouhani called a free Iran” which serves as a litmus test for the authenticity of Rouhani’s commitment to justice and human rights: - See more at: demdigest.net/blog/2013/10/u-s-mustnt-be-naive-about-iran-rouhani-charm-offensive-belied-by-systemic-rights-violations/#sthash.YxbAO3C7.dpuf
Posted on: Thu, 03 Oct 2013 19:20:23 +0000

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