IRAN (VOP TODAY NEWS) – The accusations and attacks on Iran at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) are a vivid example of the politicization of human rights issues. This position was stated on Monday by the Russian delegation at the 37th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
During the interactive dialogue, the United States criticized Tehran for “forcibly suppressing peaceful protests,” the UK expressed “deep concern about discrimination against religious minorities,” and Canada stated “concerns about poor prison conditions” in Iran. Delegations from France, Belgium, Norway, Iceland, Israel and New Zealand made speeches and accusations against Tehran.
In this regard, the representative of the Russian delegation, Christina Sukacheva, said that the HRO once again showed a “politicized and opportunistic approach to the problem of ensuring and protecting human rights.”
“There is no need to be a professional to understand that some of the accusations and attacks made against Iran are elements of a single strategy aimed at anything but the triumph of humanism and justice,” said Sukacheva.
“Discussion of the Iranian topic in the HRC has nothing general with concern for human rights in this country.”
The attacks of Western countries were strongly rejected by the Secretary-General of the Iranian Supreme Council for Human Rights, Mohammad Javad Larijani. He recalled the “huge brutality” committed by the United States in Yemen and other countries, expressing bewilderment that Washington and its European allies “consider themselves leaders in the field of human rights.” Larijani rejected the position that Western liberal values are considered the only right way of life.
The representative of Belarus noted at the session that the report on Iran prepared by the UN special rapporteur Catalina Devandas Aguilar does not contain objective information. Consider the situation in the field of rights and freedoms in a particular country, with respect for its sovereignty, he recalled.
The delegation of Cuba regarded the presence in the HRO of a special procedure on Iran as “an example of politicization and double standards”. In the view of the Venezuelan delegation, such a practice seriously undermines the legitimacy of the HRO.
The representative of the DPRK in his speech stressed that the report on Iran is far from reality, contains distorted information and ignores the positive changes in the country.
