Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs published its yearly reports on the United States and the United Kingdom’s abuses of human rights. In 2012, the Iranian Parliament approved the annual reports. According to the US report, the US has “continued to violate human rights on an international level,” supporting Israel “in its violations of Palestinian human rights” and using human rights as a justification for interventions. The US is also criticized in the report for its extensive arms exports and sanctions.
Accusations against the US
The report also charges the United States with “white supremacy,” denying marginalized racial and ethnic groups the ability to vote and access food, violating the rights of Indigenous women and minorities, and overspraying on Black, Arab, Muslim, Indigenous, and Latin American/Hispanic communities. The US and other Western governments’ unwavering backing for the Israeli government has resulted in serious human rights abuses against Palestinians, especially against women and children. All international laws, reports, declarations, and stances from human rights organizations are allegedly disregarded and ridiculed by the United States. Iran’s report on the United Kingdom chastised the nation for its performance and activities regarding violations of human rights, both domestically and abroad. According to the research, one of the most common human rights abuses in the UK is systemic racial discrimination. Furthermore, by supporting Israel, the UK is charged with both directly and indirectly contributing to war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in occupied Palestine.
Allegations against the UK
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Foreign Ministry posted on X: human rights groups, the Council of Europe, and human rights campaigners, who continue to condemn the British government’s performance and actions regarding violations of human rights, both domestically and internationally. Among the most common human rights abuses in the UK is systematic racial discrimination, which is also criticized. The United States’ dedication to promoting respect for human rights and democracy as the best form of government to protect them is emphasized at the President’s Summit for Democracy. It is our pleasure that the Republic of Korea led the third Summit for Democracy this year. The United States and other participating governments, in collaboration with civil society, youth, and other stakeholders, aim to strengthen human rights advancements, promote democratic reforms, increase the space for independent media, promote women’s rights, fight corruption, and ensure that technology serves democracies and their citizens rather than being abused by nefarious actors as a means of repression through the Summits for Democracy.
Key human rights violations highlighted
The 75th anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) fell during the year that this HRR was published. The United States renewed its investments in democracy and human rights globally, pledged to support the online protection of human rights activists, and committed to advancing racial and gender equity in the United States as part of its observance of the milestone. “The destiny of human rights is in the hands of all our citizens in all our communities,” as one of the UDHR’s architects, Eleanor Roosevelt, once said. By documenting both depressing events in particular nations and signs of improvement, we hope that our report will prove to be a valuable addition to that collective international endeavor.
Iran’s criticism of western policies
Mass murders, arbitrary detentions, rape, and other gender-based atrocities have all been carried out by the Sudanese Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces throughout Sudan, causing horrifying death, damage, and violence. I concluded in December that members of the Rapid Support groups and affiliated militia committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing, while members of both groups committed war crimes. In other parts of Africa, the government of Uganda attacked the human rights of all Ugandans by passing harsh, comprehensive anti-LGBTQI+ laws that included the death sentence for “serial offenders.” The Israeli-Hamas confrontation in Gaza continues to give rise to grave human rights issues. Around 1,200 people were killed in the horrific terrorist strikes carried out by Hamas on October 7, which also resulted in the capture of some 230 Israeli and foreign hostages and horrendous atrocities, such as sexual and gender-based violence. We have made it plain that Israel must follow international law when it uses its right to self-defense and take all reasonable precautions to keep civilians safe.
