“Human rights has been turned (by the West) into a field for blackmailing and attacking the (Islamic) establishment,” said Mohammad Javad Larijani, Chief of the Iranian Judiciary’s Human Rights Council (the parenthetical material is in the original report from Iran’s state-run Tasnim News Agency).
And so that’s two Muslim leaders in one day who see contemporary understandings of human rights as incompatible with Islam (the other was Zaid Abdul Rahman of Malaysia). Yet many Muslim spokesmen in the West denounce as greasy Islamophobes everyone who points out that many elements of Sharia conflict with basic principles of human rights. What will they say now? Will they denounce Mohammad Javad Larijani and Zaid Abdul Rahman as Islamophobes?
“West Misusing Human Rights Issue to Attack, Blackmail Islamic Iran,” Tasnim, April 26, 2014:
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A senior Iranian judiciary official said the issue of human rights is exploited by the West against the Islamic Republic.
“Human rights has been turned (by the West) into a field for blackmailing and attacking the (Islamic) establishment,” Chief of the Iranian Judiciary’s Human Rights Council Mohammad Javad Larijani said in an interview with the Tasnim News Agency.
He highlighted the strategy of resistance against this onslaught launched by the West in the name of human rights.
He rejected Western criticism of Iran’s implementation of Islamic laws, stressing “we are steadfast in our commitment to Islamic rules and the Islamic system”.
Larijani underlined that human rights is not a western issue and the West has no right to impose its interpretation of the issue.
“We are proud of Islam and we implement the (Islamic) rules,” he stated.
The judiciary official also dismissed anti-Iran reports by Ahmad Shaheed, UN special rapporteur on human rights in Iran, describing the reports as “superficial and professionally flawed.”
In June 2011, the UN Human Rights Council, under pressure from the United States and its allies, named former Maldivian foreign minister, Ahmed Shaheed, as human rights rapporteur on Iran.
Tehran insists that the appointment of a UN special rapporteur on Iran’s human rights situation is a selective, politically-motivated and unacceptable move.
Elsewhere in his interview with Tasnim, Larijani pointed to the talks between Iran and the six world powers over Tehran’ peaceful nuclear program, and urged the Iranian government to avoid extending the six-month period predicted for the negotiations with the world powers.
“We must demonstrate that we will not back down (from our position) either on the nuclear issue or on human rights,” he reiterated….
Noted.
john spielman says
Larijani;”we are proud of Islam and we implement the rules(sharia)” spoken by truly evil person of a truly EVIL RELIGION
Jay Boo says
They are still following orders from Mecca, ever since the defeat of Persia on to selective amnesia.
He should have said “We are proud of (OUR SUBMISSION TO) Islam and we implement the (Islamic) rules,”
Reality Check says
What does Reza Aslan have to say now?
john spielman says
he will speak the words that Satan/ Allah tells him to say just like any other deceived apologist for that doctrine of demons- Islam!
Geordie says
Ho ho ho I know the fool is delusional but is he really hearing voices from his imaginary friend. That makes him psychotic and not safe wandering the streets.
miriam rove says
nothing. he works for them.m
Wellington says
I need no lecture from any Muslim anywhere, anytime, about human rights because Islam is an abomination where human rights are concerned. Utterly. Completely.
This despicable belief system disallows criticism of it upon pain of death; it subordinates women to pure second-class status compared to men; it has a Golden Rule, not for all, but only for fellow believers; in its own religious law it equates non-believers to human waste; it requires that a Muslim be killed who converts to another religion. And more, much more, along these lines.
Yes, any Muslim preaching about human rights represents to me an exercise in rank hypocrisy. Disgusting stuff to be sure. As Islam in its totality is.
Angemon says
““Human rights has been turned (by the West) into a field for blackmailing and attacking the (Islamic) establishment,” Chief of the Iranian Judiciary’s Human Rights Council Mohammad Javad Larijani said in an interview with the Tasnim News Agency.”
Those pesky Westerners, how dare they try to impose their filthy “human rights” over the sharia law, which comes straight from muham… i mean, his sockpu…, i mean allah!
“He rejected Western criticism of Iran’s implementation of Islamic laws, stressing “we are steadfast in our commitment to Islamic rules and the Islamic system”.”
And human rights be damned!
““We must demonstrate that we will not back down (from our position) either on the nuclear issue or on human rights,” he reiterated….”
He will not back down on human rights? How can he not back down on something that doesn’t exist? Shouldn’t he be saying “we will not back down on our refusal to acknowledge human rights”?
defcon 5 says
When muslimes persecute/murder/rape the najjis kaffir they’re merely practicing their faith, which is their “human right”.
raylanfear says
Islam is not human. End of discussion. Islam is a cancer without a cure or treatment. Ayaan Hirsi Ali perhaps said it best. ” Violence is inherent in Islam–its a destructive nihilistic cult of death, it legitimizes murder” Ayaan is a former Muslim, that speaks from her heart and experience, she now devotes her time to womens rights and stopping the spread of Islam and Sharia law. http://wp.me/p2GpDB-dQ
mortimer says
It’s as close as we can get from a government ADMITTING THAT ISLAM IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE UNDHR.
We knew that.
Januk36 says
“Human rights has been turned (by the West) into a field for blackmailing and attacking the (Islamic) establishment,”
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A state like Switzerland (as an example) does not need “human rights” as it is quite human in its approach without the need of being coerced. However, “human rights” has been a handy tool for leftist activists fighting for the “rights” of asylum seekers and promote immigration. The full perverse results are visible in Scandinavian countries.
Januk36 says
… I forgot: My point being, the sooner those legal shackles that bound the civilised but not the savages the better.
Many idealistic institutions that aim at promoting humanitarian values would have fared better if they had an exclusive approach from the onset and only including members that live up to the same standards
duh_swami says
Gabriel knew nothing about human rights, that’s why Quran is void of them. Did Allah ever say humans have rights? The only rights afforded Mahoundians, is obey the law (sharia) or else. In addition to being a war manual, the Quran is also a book of ‘or else’s’. Do this or else, do that or else. ‘Or else’ means punishment in this life and the hereafter.
If Allah lays an ‘or else’ on you, there will be no virgins, just fire and boiling water.
Salah says
Human rights in Iran:
Question: “Can an interrogator rape a prisoner in order to obtain a confession?”
Ayatollah Yazdi replied: “The neccessary precaution is for the interrogator to perform a ritual washing first and say prayers while raping the prisoner.”
http://crossmuslims.blogspot.ca/2010/04/rape-and-torture-viol-et-torture.html
defcon 5 says
@Salah
The Christian Right in the USA is just the same, just ask the morally retarded Geordie!
Salah says
Rape is allowed in Islam, it is not in Christianity.
eib says
The regime of Iran is a CRIMINAL REGIME.
The West has nothing to do with any charges leveled against it.
Islam is profane.
Every government derived from it is corrupt.
Walter Sieruk says
The fact is that the Islamic “Republic” of Iran does greatly oppress and come down very hard on the humans rights of the people of Iran. This current Islamic regime of Iran is not a real republic but a ruthless dictatorship. For a real republic means – re publica ” the property of the people. This is one this this hideous Islamic tyranny is not. Hence it’s false in its very name. This Islamic regime harsh and brutal treatment of the Iranian people is visious, malicious and heinous. To such a cruel and oppressive regime as this is described in the Bible. For the Bible reads “If you see…justice and rights denied do not be suprised at such things.’ Ecclesiastes 4:2. Likewsie in the same Bible book in 5:8. explains about “the tears of the oppressed…” Furthermore, Proverbs 15;15 teaches that “All the days of the opressed are wretched…” Moreover, Proverbs 28:15. may apply to either president Rouhani or Ayatollah Khamenei. For it teaches “Like a roaring lion or a charging bear is a wicked man ruling over a helpless people.” In short, the ruthless dictatorship of these two character as well as the mullahs who have powerin Iran in the terrible way they treat the people of iran mat very well be described in Proverbs 29:2. Which teaches “When the wickd rule, the people groan.” [NIV]
defcon 5 says
But Pat Robertson is just the same! Just ask any morally retarded atheist!
Geordie says
“But Pat Robertson is just the same! Just ask any morally retarded atheist!”
If I ever meet one I will ask.
bill says
Speaking as an atheist of 50 years standing I strongly reject your implication that Atheists are without morals. I think I am more moral than many religious people. The evidence that religion can pervert and distort morals is what this site is all about.
Geordie says
At Bill
I completely agree with you! Note that defcom 5 with his horde imaginary friends is on a quest to insult, ridicule and bait any atheist he can identify.
BTW 45 years here, gave it up at the same time as Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairies.
dumbledoresarmy says
Correction.
This site does NOT show that “religion as such” is evil.
What this site shows – and all that it shows – is that ISLAM *qua Islam*, that is, because of a whole complex of concepts that are *specifically Islamic* [such as, most notably, the exaltation of amoral expediency, the permission and encouragement of lying, and the rejection of the principle of reciprocity], is evil.
It proves nothing whatsoever about the character and content of Christianity or Judaism, or of Hinduism, or Buddhism or anything else.
defcon 5 says
Gee that’s exactly what you wrote about Pat Robertson in another article. You made the argument of false equivalence that Pat Robertson is just the same as islam0nazis, then failed to prove it.
Geordie says
“……. Just ask any morally retarded atheist!”
If I ever meet a morally retarded atheist I will ask. Because every atheist I know is morally superior to Pat Robertson and you for that matter, judging by the bitter bigoted diatribe you belch at atheists.
The preaching buffoon Pat Robertson predicted the world would end in November 1982. Perhaps for him it should have done, he would have been spared the scandal of being caught out lying about his military service. Ask Paul “Pete” McCloskey, Jr what he thinks of barman Pat Robertson.
rabrooks says
When critisized, the muzzys always defend their point by connecting region and their religion. ala “pislamic” and “iran”. As long as it is presented in this fashion they have grounds for whineing. Lets just speak on the “iran” subject. Once again. We don’t give a damn about the “pislamic” part, until they start shooting. That part we despize.
defcon 5 says
@rabrooks
Don’t the endless islam0nazi terrorist attacks committed in China, Israel, India, the US, UK, Spain, France, Nigeria, Thailand, Myanmar constitute shooting to some degree?