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constructed against the country and with the
easing of security concerns Iran the atmosphere
for human rights activities will become more
open and the Iranian government, even if it is not
inclined to, will be forced to loosen its grip on
human rights issues.
Through studying the two different views it
can observed that each have their own particular
reasons which strengthen their arguments;
nonetheless the necessity to reach a comprehensive
analysis in this regard, is the attention that must be
given at the same time to a number of points that
are often forgotten in analysis.
1 - The nature of the nuclear issue and human
rights issue to an extent differ from each other.
The subject has more a political nature than a legal
one. In fact the political decision of the United
States resulted in the 2003 Iran and three EU
countries talks to fail, and the crisis went on for
another twelve years. Again, another US political
decision resulted in the 5+1 to be determined from
2013, to settle the issue with Iran. This is while the
legal aspect of the human rights subject of Iran,
to at least have the same amount as its political
aspects an influential factor. In fact, although the
issuing of resolutions and appointing of a Special
Rapporteur on Iran process has always had the
protest and objection of Iran, and has seen these
moves as politics of western countries but at the
same time a lot of the existing claims against Iran
are regarding the legal judicial system’s conflicts
with what is known as the international human
rights mechanism. The differences regarding
punishments and religious jurisprudence subjects
are some of the most important areas of conflict
between Iran and countries that support resolutions
against Iran. Therefore it must be noted that the
solving of a completely political issue like the
nuclear issue, at the most can affect the political
aspects of the subject of human rights, and its
legal aspects will remain untouched.
2 - The resolving of the nuclear issue has three
important effects in the Iranian human rights
debates. First, it helps reduce the Iranophobic
atmosphere in the region and the world, and
further opens the Iran’s maneuvering space to
play an active role in various international arenas,
such as human rights debates in the UN General
Assembly and the Human Rights Council, and this
will have positive effects on both Iran’s foreign
and domestic policies and will make them more
mature. Second, in view of the lifting of the special
atmosphere from Iran, the movements of NGOs
inside the country will increase, and will allow
them to pursue their issues and demands with
more ease. And third, which the most important,
it will put an end to the increasing shadows of
sanctions from the right to life, the right to health,
right to hygiene, right to self determination, right
to development and the Iranian people’s right
to peace, and put an end to the four years of
this painful process which resulted in the grave
violation of the basic rights of Iranians, particularly
the vulnerable groups such as children, women,
the elderly and the sick.
The important point is that with releasing of
Security Council Resolution 2231, the UN and
the EU will not impose any more harsh sanctions
against Iran on the nuclear issue. Also on the same
day, the EU approved the Comprehensive Plan of
Action through a vote in the Foreign Relations
Council meeting (EU foreign ministers group),
in Brussels. This move resulted in the lifting of
some EU sanctions such as oil imports from Iran.
The collective of these measures and moves will
result in the returning of the Iranian economy
The resolving of the nuclear
issue has three important
effects in the Iranian human
rights debates