Tehran, YJC. Iran’s Head of Human Rights Staff says European countries are lodging many terrorists, including PJAK members.
In meeting
with a Belgian Foreign Ministry official on Tuesday, Javad Larijani stated "Our
general policy says that the issue of human rights will progress through talks,
talks with no precondition and completely symmetrical. And it is through such
talks that the West would have the chance to appreciate our great political and
civil experience.”
"We
may reject some of the Western experiences and lifestyle, but we look at them
with respect,” pointed out Head of the Human Rights Staff of the Islamic
Republic of Iran, adding "We will not have it that human rights documents and
its developments should be solely based on the secular-liberal mentality of the
West. On the contrary, we believe that civil experiences of all countries and
cultures, seen as human assets, have to be considered in that regard; and the
West should abstain from imposing its values and experiences on other cultures
and countries.”
In response
to inquiry made into why Iran has not welcomed Ahmed Shaheed as the Special UN
Rapporteur he said "We hold no grudges against reporting itself. We rather support
unbiased reporting, but with the UPR [Universal Periodic Review] out there
through which the human rights statuses of all countries were to be inspected
in the same manner, we consider appointing a special rapporteur for Iran as
biased and unjustified.”
"Besides
that, the first report assigned was not professional, neither was his working
method defined within the framework defined for UN functioning agents. Secondly,
within the first days appeared on different media and started a campaign
against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Third, he stirs up a vibe against Iran,
announcing that there are facilities in EU countries for anyone who would like
to report against Iran. Fourth, he supports well-known terrorists whose hands
are red with the blood of the Iranian nation. Fifth, he is disrespectful toward
Islam and our religious culture,” Larijani stated.