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Ref: 74 / M / 223
Date: 22 April 2002
The United Nations High Commission for Human Rights and the
Islamic Republic
The UNHCHR toady announced that the mandate for
its Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Islamic Republic would not be renewed.
By disregarding the European Union's request for
censuring the Islamic Republic for its repeated human rights violations, the twenty
countries voting in favour of the Islamic Republic also disregarded the annual country
report from the US State Department, they disregarded the country reports from
internationally respected Human Rights Organisations, in particular they paid no attention
to the contents of the report of UN's own Special Rapporteur, which told of worsening and
on going violations while at the same time acknowledging the Iranian nation's demand for
the establishment of democracy and an immediate improvement to their daily lives and
ultimately they disregard the continual:
 | Cruel, inhumane and degrading punishments |
 | Religious and racial discrimination |
 | Inequality for women |
 | Kidnapping, disappearances, extrajudicial detentions and torture |
 | Floggings, stoning, executions and other medieval acts |
 | Violations of individual and civil rights for example freedom of expression. |
A look at the countries voting in favour of the
Islamic Republic may explain why:
Algeria, Armenia, Bahrain, China, Cuba, Congo, India, Indonesia, Libya,
Malaysia, Nigeria, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Syria, Togo, Venezuela and
Vietnam.
The people of Iran understand the worth of such
votes and know very well what the Islamic Republic is doing. Islamic Republic must realise
that such votes will not change the opinion Iranian nation.
Association des Chercheurs Iraniens
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