In the Struggle for Human Rights, Every Victory Brings More Work
There has been some welcome news on the Iranian human rights front in recent days. First, Iranian authorities released human rights activist Nazar Ahari yesterday from the infamous Evin Prison, and photos of her outside the prison have made their way onto the internet. Additionally, earlier in the week Iranian officials officially suspended the execution […]
So Iran wants to be on the UN Human Rights Council… (VIDEO)
[vodpod id=Video.3431310&w=425&h=350&fv=playlist%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fbloggingheads.tv%2Fdiavlogs%2Fliveplayer-playlist%2F27409%2F15%3A10%2F16%3A40%26amp%3Bshuffle%3Dfalse%26amp%3Bstreamscript%3Drtmp%26amp%3Bautostart%3Dfalse%26amp%3Bshowdigits%3Dtotal%26amp%3Bshowskip%3Dfalse%26amp%3Bbackcolor%3D0x000000%26amp%3Bfrontcolor%3D0x787878%26amp%3Blightcolor%3D0xff0000%26amp%3Bimage%3D%2Fimages%2Fscreenshots%2Fbhtv-2010-04-13-mg-ns.jpg%26amp%3Benablejs%3Dtrue%26amp%3Bdisplayad%3Dfalse] BloggingheadsTV had Mark Leon Goldberg of UN Dispatch talking with Suzanne Nossel of the State Department yesterday about Iran’s bid for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council. Yes, you heard that right. This, apparently, is how the Human Rights Council works — the countries most qualified to speak about human rights […]