Iran rips Canada for human rights violations.

[varian]

http://www.tehrantimes.com/NCms/2007.asp?code=188889

Iran’s representative expressed concern over discrimination against the Canadian indigenous population in employment, housing, education and health care issues.

He noted Canada’s growing discriminatory treatment of aboriginal women, migrants and Afro-Canadians in the country.

The above are typical Muslim indictments/talking points against any non-Muslim country. Sound familiar??? :rolleyes:


Iran slams Canada for human rights violations
Tehran Times Political Desk

TEHRAN – The Iranian representative at the fourth session of UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review Working Group criticized Canada for violating the rights of Muslims and other minorities in the country.

During the session in Geneva, which has been scheduled for 2 to 13 February, 16 states including Canada will have their human rights records examined.

Iran’s representative expressed concern over discrimination against the Canadian indigenous population in employment, housing, education and health care issues.

He noted Canada’s growing discriminatory treatment of aboriginal women, migrants and Afro-Canadians in the country.

The pressure on the Muslim community in Canada has been mounting after September 11 attacks, he pointed out.

The Iranian envoy also severely criticized Ottawa for its support for Israel’s recent attacks on the Gaza Strip.

He condemned the Canadian government for voting against the UN Resolution 1860 which called for a ceasefire in the Gaza strip following three weeks of Israeli raids on the besieged territory.


Out of 47 member states, Canada was the only country that refused to sign the UN Human Rights Council resolution calling for “an immediate ceasefire in Gaza leading to a full Israeli withdrawal, unimpeded provision through Gaza of food, fuel and medical treatment, and intensified international arrangements to prevent arms and ammunition smuggling.”

“Although Canada claims to advocate human rights, it supports the Zionist regime’s crimes against Gaza civilians,” he added.

He called on Canada to end its double standard policy on human rights issues and live up to its commitments regardless of political considerations

[Y. Shulamith]

Pffttttt.....Iran, the nation of lunatics ripping other countries......:rolleyes:

[maven]

Why would Iranians beat up on their friends? Surely Iran should be hugging Canadians and persuading them to accept shipments of rockets to fire into the US? Iran has to be a mad country to behave in this way.

Maybe they just got fed up because the Canadian fighters were always too stoned to fire the rockets in the right direction and always forgot to wash their feet before prayers? :unsure:

[Mediocrates]

About two dozen children in Iran were executed in public in 2008 with little or no due process. Iran considers a child to be anyone under 17. They are as far as I know the only country which 'legally' and proudly does this. It's even reached the halls of NPR so you know it's actually serious.

But if I were horribly cynical which of course I'm not, who are we to interfere with the diverse and long tradition of Persian culture in all its flavors?

I apply the earthquake test to different countries. What is the net effect of an 8.0 or higher earthquake? In the US or the west generally, about 40 people die and property damage is huge. In less developed countries like Iran, China, Mexico, Armenia, Pakistan and Russia the casualties can climb to 40 or 50 thousand or higher while property damage is incidental.

To me that's a measure of how much they respect human rights and life.

[varian]

http://www.islamicthinkers.com/index/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=521&Itemid=26

The Mut'ah Pimps - Rotten Fruits of Shi'ism
Tuesday, 07 March 2006

The Mut'ah Pimps - Rotten Fruits of Shi'ism

According to an official source in Tehran, there has been a 635 percent increase in the number of teenage girls in prostitution, or rather, Mutah. The magnitude of this statistic conveys how rapidly this form of abuse has grown. In Tehran, there are an estimated 84,000 women and girls in prostitution, many of them are on the streets, others are in the 250 brothels that reportedly operate in the city. The trade is also international: thousands of Iranian women and girls have been been "contracted in Mutah" to foreigners abroad. The head of Iran’s Interpol bureau believes that the Mutah trade is one of the most profitable activities in Iran today.

High unemployment – 28 percent for youth 15-29 years of age and 43 percent for women 15-20 years of age ‑ is a serious factor in driving restless youth to accept Mutah. The Mutah "pimps" take advantage of any opportunity in which women and children are vulnerable. For example, following the recent earthquake in Bam, orphaned girls have been contracted out in Tehran where Iranian and foreign traders meet.

Popular destinations for girls sent for Mutah are the Arab countries in the Persian Gulf. According to the head of the Tehran province judiciary, Mutah traffickers target girls between 13 and 17, although there are reports of some girls as young as 8 and 10, to send to Arab countries. The number of Iranian women and girls who are deported from Persian Gulf countries indicates the magnitude of the trade.

Police have uncovered a number of Mutah rings operating from Tehran that have sold girls to France, Britain, Turkey, as well. One network based in Turkey bought smuggled Iranian women and girls, gave them fake passports, and transported them to European and Persian Gulf countries. In one case, a 16-year-old girl was smuggled to Turkey, and then sold in Mutah to a 58-year-old European national for $20,000.

In the northeastern Iranian province of Khorasan, local police report that girls are being sold in Mutah to Pakistani men. The Pakistani men temporarily marry the girls, ranging in age from 12 to 20; they are also sent to Mutah brothels called “Kharabat” in Pakistan. One network was caught contacting poor families around Mashad and offering to temporary marry girls. The girls were then taken through Afghanistan to Pakistan where they were sent to Mutah brothels to work.

In the southeastern border province of Sistan Baluchestan, thousands of Iranian girls reportedly have been sold in Mutah to Afghani men. Their final destinations are unknown.

One factor contributing to the increase in prostitution and the sex slave trade is the number of teen girls who are running away from home. As a result of runaways, in Tehran alone there are an estimated 25,000 street children, most of them girls. Mutah "pimps" prey upon street children, runaways, and vulnerable high school girls in city parks. In one case, a woman was discovered selling Iranian girls to men in Persian Gulf countries; for four years, she had hunted down runaway girls and sold them. She even sold her own daughter for US$11,000.


In cities, shelters have been set-up to provide assistance for runaways. Officials who run these shelters are often corrupt; they run prostitution rings using the girls from the shelter. For example in Karaj, the former head of a Revolutionary Tribunal and seven other senior officials were arrested in connection with a Mutah prostitution ring that used 12 to 18 year old girls from a shelter called the Center of Islamic Orientation.

Other instances of corruption abound. There was a judge in Karaj who was involved in a network that identified young girls to be sold in Mutah abroad. And in Qom, the center for religious training in Iran, when a Mutah prostitution ring was broken up, some of the people arrested were from government agencies, including the Department of Justice.

Officials of the Social Department of the Interior Ministry are worried about the increase in sexually transmitted diseases. Unlike other Muslim countries which have a relatively low HIV rate in comparison to the rest of the world, Iran is facing a long and hard battle with HIV due to the institution of Mutah, which is not permissible in the Sunni school of thought. At least 500,000 women make their living from Mutah in Iran, and at least 1.7 million women in Iran have engaged in it on a regular basis, according to sources in Tehran.

- Extracted from an article written by Dr. Donna M. Hughes who is a Professor and holds the Carlson Endowed Chair in Women’s Studies at the University of Rhode Island.

Webmaster's Note: If everyone practised Mutah, which is what Shi'ism encourages, then we'd all probably die of STDs. Should we really follow a religion that would be the death sentence of humanity!? There are Shia hadith which say that a man should perform Mutah with a thousand women! The medical implications of the implementation of these Shia beliefs would mean an epidemic of diseases. It should also be noted that Mutah is not only a problem in Tehran but also in Western University campuses, where it is well-known that Shia guys are engaging in Mutah, oftentimes preying on innocent Sunni and Shia girls. Mainstream Muslims shun such practices that are commonly practiced by the heretic Shia's. Mu'tah is unIslamic and Shia's do not represent Islam.

[Y. Shulamith]

Why would Iranians beat up on their friends? Surely Iran should be hugging Canadians and persuading them to accept shipments of rockets to fire into the US? Iran has to be a mad country to behave in this way.

Maybe they just got fed up because the Canadian fighters were always too stoned to fire the rockets in the right direction and always forgot to wash their feet before prayers? :unsure:

I guess that the "arab mind" ceaselessly does things that are counter-productive and counter-intuitive, and to their own demise. That is how I know that they will ultimately "enjoy" the fruits of defeat.

:scratch:

[jrpfeffer]

Of course if Canada's leaders were like Hugo Chavez and made a "friendship" agreement with Iran, these human rights issues in canada would not exists.

[Sharona]

A few years ago I watched a documentary about a 16yr old girl who was hanged for being a bit 'flighty'.

She was probably as flighty as a sedate Western teenager, but my guess is that she also had some educational difficulties because apparently, even with the rope around her neck (with a big crane to hoist her up), she didn't quite realise what was happening to her.

Her parents hadn't been told either. She was just taken and hanged.

'Iran' and 'human rights' ? Words that really don't mean much.