Complications of human rights
The question is whether the suppression reported in this BBC report is discrimination against women or a more general opposition to dissidents.Iran 'targeting' women activists
"Amnesty International has called on Iran to stop persecuting people who campaign for women's rights.
"The human rights group says activists involved in a big campaign to improve women's rights have been targeted...
"Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has insisted women in his country are treated better than anywhere else.
"The so-called Campaign for Equality aims to collect a million signatures for a petition to push for an end to discrimination against women.
"But Amnesty says those involved in it have suffered harassment, intimidation and imprisonment. Dozens of women have been arrested...
"Amnesty says this is part of a wider crackdown on dissent in Iran, although it concedes that women have benefited in some way since the Islamic revolution of 1979."
Labels: civil society, Iran, rights, rule-of-law, women
posted by Ken Wedding @ 8:42 AM
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