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Canada “deprived of positive relations with Iran”
by Scott Gilbreath ~ November 18th, 2008
Iran is seriously ticked off with Canada. That just breaks my heart.
Iran’s foreign ministry sources said on Tuesday that the Islamic Republic should respond to the Canadian-sponsored UN resolution criticizing Iran’s so-called violation of human rights ‘fittingly’.
“Canada has been deprived of positive relations with the Islamic Republic as a result of its anti-Iran resolution and its present approach toward the country,” the source said.
The resolution is due to come to a committee vote this Friday, 21 November. If the committee approves, the General Assembly will vote on it.
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November 20th, 2008 at 06:16 PM
This press release was posted on FARS News Agency (Iran) web site on November 19:
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry released a book under the title of “Human Rights Violation by Canada”.
Topics include “Canada’s non-compliance with international obligations”, “violation of economic, social and cultural rights”, “violation of civil and political rights”, “Canada’s violation of human rights of indigenous peoples”, “violation of human rights of refugees and immigrants”, “violation of the rights of women and children”, “Canada’s police brutality and their abuses”.
Iran also presented world diplomats at the United Nations headquarters in New York in September with a 70-page booklet on Canada’s human rights violations.
The document revealed that the Canadian government denies its people food, clean water and the right to work.
“Routine unlawful strip and beatings by Canadian police has been a matter of concern for international community,” noted the booklet, entitled Report on Human Rights Situation in Canada, adding that “the practice of police is alarming simply because … it is functioning as if there is no need to have judges.”
The publication, which said its accusations are drawn from “objective and factual information released by authentic and credible international sources,” stated that a range of human rights violation occur in Canada, especially toward aboriginal peoples, refugees and immigrants.
“To the great dismay of the international community, it is a great concern that the rights of women are violated, and no serious attention has been paid in promotion and protection of women’s rights in Canada.”
Moreover, the document concluded, “Canada’s position as a self-declared standard-bearer on human rights has been demoted to a blind-folded and bullied follower of the new school of unilateralism and the axis of derailment of international human rights law.”
The booklet emerged on the eve of the UN’s annual summit, attended by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier.
The booklet said Iran calls on the Canadian government to “comply with its international commitments before … find faulting against others at the international community.”
It draws from reports issued by various human rights and other committees of the UN as well as activist groups such as Amnesty International and even the Canadian government itself.
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.php?nn=8708291838
November 20th, 2008 at 06:22 PM
Scott, how is it going in your part of the country? do you have access to food and clean water? Here in Quebec, no shortage of any kind to report. We still have democracy, the rule of law, a disciplined police force, food and clean water. What a relief!
November 21st, 2008 at 07:10 PM
Hi Annie, We have no shortages here in Nova Scotia, either. Power went out in some places due to a wind storm the other night, but all was well again by morning.