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to normality and therefore help Iranians to once
again enjoy their economic and social rights and
right to development.
3 - And ultimately, the subject of human rights
is a complex and multi-layered subject and any
form of shallow thinking and presentation of
shallow solutions for media’s liking, can have a
reverse effect on the human rights situation. It
is a fact that in the eyes of may people in Iran
and also Iranian authorities that the west often
uses the human rights issue as a tool against Iran,
due to enmity with the Islamic Revolution. The
disregard of those who claim to human rights, to
the human rights situation in many of the region’s
countries and their failure to criticise and not
issuing resolutions in the Human Rights Council
or the UN General Assembly, solely because these
countries are west’s allies, has strengthened this
interpretation for years.
Furthermore, it has been proved at least for many
countries that the naming and shaming tactic does
not work. If the improvement of the human rights
in society is due to outside pressure, perhaps it
might work, but its sustainability and stability is
very little. Against this, if improvements that are
made slowly and with the wishes and insistence
of domestic actors, particularly various civil
society organizations ,and in interaction with
forces of society, the government, the Judiciary
and Legislative powers, and the backing of
scientific and religious community of the country,
these improvements will be more sustainable and
valuable. Over the years, the Iranian civil society
has shown good examples of these logical, asserted
and calm moves, some of which have even been
pointed out and welcomed in the reports of the
Special Rapporteur regarding the human rights
situation in Iran.
In any event, the resolving of the nuclear
dispute does not necessarily have positive or
negative effects on the human rights situation
of Iran. Although if the sanctions are lifted and
the economic activities atmosphere inside the
country grows, the welfare of the people will
increase, but the improvement of human rights is
the result of a scientific, logical and deep rooted
effort in the country which has continued for years
and will continue on. In this path, the players,
experts and human rights defenders of the country
will continue their efforts without the political
atmosphere created by country’s foreign policy,
and the all sided development of infrastructures
and human rights examples of the country will
continue on.
the improvement of human
rights is the result of a
scientific, logical and deep
rooted effort in the country
which has continued for years
and will continue on