The European Union Parliament has recently shown that they are willing to take steps to resolve human rights violations in Iran. The EU is very resistant towards the discriminations against journalists, homosexuals, and human rights activists in Iran, and they are beginning to talk about ways that their parliament can make some kind of difference.
Iran still actively practices stoning and public hangings as punishments, and furthermore, some are given these punishments before they are even proven guilty, based on discriminations. The EU says that it is a violation of human rights to kill or torture someone based on no criminal activity, and they say that Iran has some priorities to sort out or the EU will think about ways to get involved.
It's hard to imagine stoning taking place anywhere outside the Christian Bible- much less in modern times. Not only do the victims of Iran's human rights violations have to face gruesome deaths, according to the article, a majority of the deaths are public. The EU is not saying that they will take action, but as of now, they are strongly condemning the Iranian government hoping that a change will take place. Apparently, Iran has been responsible for violations of human rights for years, and the EU is just starting to get fed up. It's difficult to say whether it is another nation's job to go into another nation because of human rights violation- but it had to be done in the case of Germany, and Iraq, and it sounds like Iran may be next. Can our modern civilization save the uncivil? I'd like to think that we'd try to help, of course, avoiding a drawn out war and revolution (that we've failed to do in the case of Iraq). The EU does not want to "start anything" but hopefully by noticing the mishaps and saying something, some kind of change will be made.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3464183,00.html
human rights and democracy
Summer Little
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