Jarrod Rudd
November 20, 2009
3:45 pm
Iranian authorities have confirmed approximately 4,500 arrests surrounding the post-election unrest, with 89 convictions in post-election trials, 5 of which were capital sentences. Other reports cite up to 72 people killed in detention or in clashes with security services. The resolution, L.37, condemns the Islamic Republic of Iran for the massive human rights abuses the government committed on students, activists, protesters and journalists following a widely perceived rigged June 12th Presidential election. Robert Wood had this to say about the resolution “The resolution also calls on Iran to cooperate fully with and admit entry to the UN Special Rapporteur on torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, and the Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance.
I feel some kind of way about this situation. I feel that governments should help out the people that live in the area more. It seems like all that happens is people get killed, then the government comes up with some bull bill that they think is going to solve all the problems when they know that it won’t happen like that. I’m glad that at least the resolution is making Iran cooperate with what the government has in mind.
http://talkradionews.com/2009/11/un-resolution-condemns-iran-for-massive-human-rights-abuses/
2 comments:
I think the statement made at the end of the article by the Iranian UN "mission representative" is pretty telling. When such widespread concern arises over these incidents, to call the resolution "unjustified and unfair" seems.. odd.
I agree. Governments should help out the people that live in the area more.
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