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050 00 $aJC599.I65$bA38 2001
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100 1 $aAfshari, Reza.
245 10 $aHuman rights in Iran :$bthe abuse of cultural relativism /$cReza Afshari.
260 $aPhiladelphia, PA :$bUniversity of Pennsylvania Press,$c2001.
300 $axxiii, 359 p. ;$c24 cm.
440 0 $aPennsylvania studies in human rights
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [345]-352) and index.
505 0 $aIslamic cultural relativism in human rights discourse -- The Shiite theocracy -- The right of life -- The right to freedom from torture -- The right to liberty and security of person and to freedom from arbitrary arrest -- The right to a fair trial -- The right to freedom of conscience, thought, and religion -- Renounce your conscience or face death: the prison massacre of 1988 -- The right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion: Iranian religious minorities -- Official responses to the United Nations: countering the charges of violations in the 1980s -- Change of tactics after Ayatollah Khomeini's death -- The special representative's meeting with the judiciary and security officials -- The right to freedom of opinion, expression, and the press -- The most revealing cases of violations of the right to freedom of expression and the press -- The rights to participate in the political life of the country and to peaceful assembly and association -- The rights of women -- UN monitoring, 1984-2000: mixed results.
650 0 $aHuman rights$zIran.
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