UNESCO chief backs G8 call on Iran to respect human rights
U.N.org
07-Jul-2009 (2 comments)

3 July 2009 – The head of the United Nations agency tasked with upholding freedom of expression and press freedom today voiced his strong support for the recent call issued by the foreign ministers of the Group of Eight (G8) nations on Iran to respect fundamental human rights.

Protesters have taken to the streets following the 12 June presidential poll, which opposition candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi has said was fixed in favour of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), has been concerned over infringements of press freedom in the country in recent weeks.

According to a press release issued by the agency, restrictions have been imposed on both domestic and foreign journalists, while some reporters are said to have been arrested and access to the Internet limited, with some sites being shut down.

“Everywhere in the world, and in all circumstances, freedom of expression and press freedom are basic rights. There can be no justification to slighting them,” Mr. Matsuura said.

Last week, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed for an immediate end to the arrests, threats ... >>>

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wgm1919

UNESCO on ZIO-NAZI crimes !

by wgm1919 on Wed Jul 08, 2009 06:27 AM PDT

UNESCO keeps quiet with the murder, rape, destruction, strangling of millions with blockade of food and water in Gaza, orcestrated by the Zio-Nasis. Now they are worried about the failure of a Bristish-Sponsored coup in Iran !. What a life !! What are those people working at UNESCO eating I wonder? It certainly is not what normal humans eat !!

 

Thanks for posting this Farhad Kashani. 


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Shah Ghollam

If this is not arrogance then what is?

by Shah Ghollam on Tue Jul 07, 2009 04:08 PM PDT

How many times G-8 has critisized endless and blatant Israeli human rights violations? You guessed it, a big fat ZERO!

G-8 like much of the West has little or no moral authority to critisize another country for human rights violations while their own bismal performance in support of Human rights violations in Israel and Iraq, Afghanestan after NATO invasions speak for itself.

Better find credible entities that do not have blood of innocence on their hands otherwise it is nothing but the famous case of "The kettle calls the pot Black"!

 


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