Hassan Rouhani was sworn in as Iran’s 7th president on August 4, 2013 (“Human”). He ran as a moderate and raked in a great number of votes in the June 14 elections (“Human”). In his presidential campaign, Rouhani allured the Iranian voters by promises of change and expansion of personal freedoms (“Human”). Rouhani was elected despite significant restraints and lack of rights that interfered with fair and just elections. While the new Iranian regime is busy trying to prove to the world that they are “moderate,” executions and human rights abuses have been rising (“Human”). Hundreds of people have been executed this year: half of which were under President Rouhani’s rule (“Human”). While he was endorsing a gentle image during his visit to New
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Iranian authority exile thousands of Afghans arbitrarily, without granting the opportunity to prove their right to live in Iran (“Afghan”). Even as conditions in Afghanistan are crumbling, Iranian officials limit the amount of Afghans that can claim refuge in Iran (“Afghan”). This approach presents a crucial risk to the rights and safety of over one million Afghan refugees living in Iran (“Afghan”). Also, these actions violate Iran’s agreement under the 1951 Refugee Convention (“Afghan”). For the last thirty years, Iran had the burden of being the largest haven for refugees, but hasn’t met the “national standards” for their …show more content…
Unfortunately, many of these proponents are imprisoned in great numbers every year. Nasrin Sotoudeh, one of the many prisoners, was released from a Tehran prison in which she had been incarcerated for three years (Bozorgmehr). As an inmate, Sotoudeh went through hunger strikes to express her hatred towards the corrupt regime (Bozorgmehr). Sotoudeh was released days after the newly elected President Rouhani attended the U.N. General Assembly in New York (Bozorgmehr). Sotoudeh is "a strong voice for rule of law and justice in Iran,” and her release is one of many more to come in Iran
Iranian authority exile thousands of Afghans arbitrarily, without granting the opportunity to prove their right to live in Iran (“Afghan”). Even as conditions in Afghanistan are crumbling, Iranian officials limit the amount of Afghans that can claim refuge in Iran (“Afghan”). This approach presents a crucial risk to the rights and safety of over one million Afghan refugees living in Iran (“Afghan”). Also, these actions violate Iran’s agreement under the 1951 Refugee Convention (“Afghan”). For the last thirty years, Iran had the burden of being the largest haven for refugees, but hasn’t met the “national standards” for their …show more content…
Unfortunately, many of these proponents are imprisoned in great numbers every year. Nasrin Sotoudeh, one of the many prisoners, was released from a Tehran prison in which she had been incarcerated for three years (Bozorgmehr). As an inmate, Sotoudeh went through hunger strikes to express her hatred towards the corrupt regime (Bozorgmehr). Sotoudeh was released days after the newly elected President Rouhani attended the U.N. General Assembly in New York (Bozorgmehr). Sotoudeh is "a strong voice for rule of law and justice in Iran,” and her release is one of many more to come in Iran