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criticising recommendation which
includes from governments.
- At the end of the session a total of
291 recommendations were given to
Iran. Iran has till the end of March
2015, and before the 28th Session of the
Human Rights Council, to present its
comments on the said recommendations
to the Council; and accept some and
reject some. From then till 2019 when
the third round of the UPR on Iran is
scheduled, the Islamic Republic must
show its commitments towards accepted
recommendations.
Conclusion
Continuation of positive measures
for subjects and institutions to have
empty hands, and who only survive with
increased Iranophobia, promotion and
making more visible of the government’s
measures on minorities, citizen’s rights
and improvement of the economic,
social and cultural conditions of society,
the continuation of improvements in
judicial process, and also showing
correct, smart and creative measures
for the international audience are some
of the measures that can help Iran over
the next four and a half years to prepare
a strong report on the promotion of
human rights situation in the country and
submission of the report to the Human
Rights Council.
It must not be forgotten that following
the massive participation of the people
in the presidential elections, the main
concentration of the critics of the human
rights situation in Iran, on one hand want
to show Dr Rowhani’s government’s
failure in improving the human rights
situation, and his human rights promises,
and on the other hand showing the
failure of overall legal, judicial and
legislative systems in support of human
rights. With certainty, NGOs and human
rights activists know that the promotion
of human rights is not a quick fix and
extensive developments must take place
calmly and gradually. On this basis
many human rights activists and NGOs
inside the country through various
methods such as holding meetings with
the legislators in Iran, transference of
their own views to the diplomatic core
of the country, raise society’s awareness
on their rights and human rights
responsibilities, leave a calm and lasting
effect on the Iranian society. Following
the revolution, the Iranian society spent
a major part of its capacity to overcome
the negative effects of the 8 year war
started by Saddam Hussein, and for
years now it is struggling with the
negative and anti human rights effects
of sanctions that have been imposed on
the pretext of Iranian nuclear activities.
The geopolitical situation of Iran, has
also caused the country to be faced
with a number of regional neighbouring
countries, most of which are cause for
concern to the security of the country.
The presence of Taliban in the past and
now IS and their negative repercussions
does not let the security concerns of the
country to go away easily.
If we consider the human rights
atmosphere of the country within this
framework and all the said variables,
the efforts of the government and
nongovernmental institutions for the
promotion of human rights situation in
the country will become more visible
and understandable.
This is the same approach that human
rights activists in the country hope will be
noted in the views of their international
peers and useful.
If we consider the human rights atmosphere of
the country within this framework and all the
said variables, the efforts of the government and
nongovernmental institutions for the promotion
of human rights situation in the country will
become more visible and understandable