#Iran's Chink In The Armor:
#Human Rights Sanctions
https://www.forbes.com/sites/heshmatalavi/2017/08/04/irans-human-rights-sanctions/#7e0e3ee31fda
Discussions
over United States foreign policy vis-à-vis Iran are continuing as we
speak. The Trump administration and Congress have been busy slapping a
variety of sanctions, some unprecedented, on Iran for its conglomerate
of belligerence.
Tehran’s
pursuit of ballistic missiles, controversial nuclear program, support
for proxies across the Middle East and fueling sectarian strife has
gained widespread attention across the international community. Gone
somewhat unnoticed, unfortunately, is Iran’s atrocious human rights
violations record.
The
appeasement policy in practiced in the West for more than three decades
now has left the Iranian people without any support in the face of
ongoing executions, detentions, torture and other abuses at the hands of
the ruling mullahs.
While
strong measures against Tehran are necessary and in fact long overdue,
emphasis should be placed on Tehran’s Chink in the Armor: human rights
violations.
Recent actions are raising concerns amongst human rights organizations and activists across the board.
“Iran’s
judicial and security bodies have waged a vicious crackdown against
human rights defenders since Hassan Rouhani became president in 2013,
demonizing and imprisoning activists who dare to stand up for people’s
rights,” Amnesty International reported.
“…activists have been sentenced to more than 10 years behind bars for
simple acts such as being in contact with the UN, EU or human rights
organizations including Amnesty…”
Recent reports also indicate a woman being executed on July 26th in
the northwestern Iranian city of Urmia, bringing the number of women
executed during the tenure of the so-called “moderate” President Hassan
Rouhani to 80. To twist the knife, the “reformist” Rouhani is not
appointing even one female minister for his cabinet.
Speaking of executions, human rights activists have reported 102 executions in
the month of July in Iran, while 120 death row inmates await imminent
hanging. The first six months of 2017 in Iran was marked with 239
executions, including seven women and three individuals arrested while
under age at the time of their alleged crime.
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