Iran acknowledges widespread human rights violations in its prisons

[noicant]

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - In an unprecedented report, Iran's hard-line judiciary Sunday acknowledged widespread human rights violations in prisons, including use of torture and solitary confinement, state-run media reported Sunday.

The report, which was broadcast by state-run radio Sunday, said prison guards and officials in detention centers have ignored a legal order banning torture. It also said police have made several arrests without sufficient evidence and held suspects in undeclared detention centers.

http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/050724/w072418.html

The fault of a few of bad apples amonst the prison guards. Nothing to do with the Government. Yeah sure.

[Son Goku]

Yes, this does sound a bit too convenient

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4712597.stm

But the head of the judiciary said the problems had already been dealt with.

"We've taken steps and we can proudly state that all these failings have now disappeared," Abbas Ali Alizadeh told AFP news agency.

"Iranian prisons are among the best in the world."

The report found that some suspects were held in undeclared detention centres run by a plethora of different security organisations.

Inspectors were not allowed access to detention centres operated by the elite Revolutionary Guards, it said.

We've had abuses, oh but they're all taken care of and we have the best prisons in the world. Umm about those secret detention centers...

Umm...

[CybrSage]

I applaud this. It is the first step in removing the abuses. Until now, they denied any abuses were occurring.

[Darth Rancid]

Well.. Iran have performed public executions, complete with pre-execution torture and evertyhing... seems kind of pointless to deny that nasty things go on in their prisons then...

[Ninja Prime]

I applaud this. It is the first step in removing the abuses. Until now, they denied any abuses were occurring.

Ehhh? Personally I think it's worse to admit it and keep on doing it.

[CybrSage]

Ehhh? Personally I think it's worse to admit it and keep on doing it.


I look at it like an alcoholic. First admit a problem, then start to work on stopping it.

[Vagrant Zero]

"We've taken steps and we can proudly state that all these failings have now disappeared," Abbas Ali Alizadeh told AFP news agency.

I bet if Allah banned the existence of the letter A the majority of the world's muslim population would commit suicide.

[Ninja Prime]

I look at it like an alcoholic. First admit a problem, then start to work on stopping it.

... A person and a government are entirely different.

[Son Goku]

I look at it like an alcoholic. First admit a problem, then start to work on stopping it.

But they don't seem to be working on a solution. Rather the article seemed to claim they had a problem, past tense; and then deny it continues. All the while giving certain spin that they have the best prisons in the world.

I don't see much happening here. But it gives them some PR brownie points to claim they have done something; until latter cases of abuse can come in, which they can deny saying it was a thing of the past :(

[sytaylor]

I guess its a more realistic attempt than China's "There are no human rights abuses"/"There is no spoon" argument.

[vampireuk]

Iran acknowledges widespread human rights violations in its prisons

In later news, the sky is blue.

[DiscipleDOC]

In later news, the sky is blue.
....and the grass is green...

[saturnotaku]

....and the grass is green...

...and John Kerry was in Vietnam...

[sytaylor]

"all the leaves are turning, and the sky is grey... calafornia dreamining..."

[DiscipleDOC]

...and John Kerry was in Vietnam...
And Hillary Clinton is the next President of the US, with Bill Clinton as the First Lady...