Iran (IMNA) - Kazem Gharibabadi wrote a letter on Saturday to Volker Türk, the High Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations, in which he claimed that the world faces fundamental problems with respect to human rights, primarily because of those nations that "claim to be defending human rights and see themselves in the position of making demands of others and being immune from any criticism and responsibility."
He warned against "politically-motivated and selective" tactics that do a significant harm to human rights and weaken public faith in human rights processes.
He called the commissioner's attention to recent events in numerous nations, including France, the United Kingdom, and Germany, involving the "right to freedom of assembly and association."
In response to massive demonstrations taking place in France in protest of the government's stances, the Iranian rights official stated, "Instead of listening to the protesters' demands and trying to improve the situation, the French government resorts to large-scale violence to deal with the gatherings."
Gharibabdi cited a German sit-in protest. He said that over 3,000 German police and security personnel detained hundreds of political opponents under the guise of preparing a coup.
The vice-president of the judiciary for international affairs in Iran said, in reference to the recent riots in Iran, "Egged on by encouragement and backing of particular governments, media outlets, and terrorist groups, the recent gatherings in the Islamic Republic of Iran veered from their peaceful nature and turned into riots, causing violations of the fundamental rights of citizens."
Instead, he said that Iran adopted a sensible stance and created an investigating committee to initiate investigations into any potential physical and financial losses as well as any infringement of the rights of any parties.
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