Sunday, September 13, 2009

Double Standards

Western countries are always redefining international terms based on their domestic conditions and national interests, not even noticing the rules they have written and posed in years. ‘Human rights’ is one of those double standards they pose on other countries where their interests are not met. The alert runs when the so-called international organizations, global community or even political bodies of the western countries ignore the vivid violation of human rights in their own countries, magnifying the same issue in others.

A few days ago, in the aftermath of Iranian presidential election, United States and some European countries expressed deep concerns over Iran issue, interfering in Iranian domestic issues, and denying their roles in turmoil despite existing conspicuous evidence provided by the Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and major political and military organizations. Their concerns are also documented in G-8 statement earlier today as:

Heads of State and Government of the G8 countries continue to be seriously concerned about recent events in Iran. We reiterate our full respect for the sovereignty of Iran. At the same time, we deplore post-electoral violence, which led to the loss of lives of Iranian civilians. Interference with media, unjustified detentions of journalists and recent arrests of foreign nationals are unacceptable. We call upon Iran to solve the situation through democratic dialogue on the basis of the rule of law and we remind it of its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. We agreed that Embassies in Iran must be permitted to exercise their functions effectively under the Vienna Convention, without arbitrary restrictions on, or intimidation of, their staff.

They constantly interfere in other countries’ domestic issues forgetting to express their deep concerns!! about the murder of a pregnant Muslim woman in a German court who was stabbed 18 times in front of his husband and 3-year-old son, as well as judge and police. Moreover, they forgot to express their deep concerns about the perpetual murder of Afghan or Pakistani civilians. Ironically not a word of excuse was stated by world authorities! Instead, they regularly threaten independent states to punishments through their resolutions and statements.

UNSC, G-8, NATO and some others, mistakenly perceive themselves as the world powers, whereas the world power does not lie in some American, European and subordinate regimes but in hearts and minds of billions of free people around the world.

[Via http://nabizadeen.wordpress.com]

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