The Tehran-based Center for the Defense of Human Rights has announced the release of its quarterly report on human rights violations in Iran.
The report, whose two parts dealt with political-civil rights, and social, economic and cultural rights, emphasized that the range of personal freedoms in Iran was shrinking daily, that Iran's 30% inflation had made living conditions harsher and restricted opportunities for social and cultural activities that differed from government policies.
It said that the lowest income groups, such as government workers, teachers and general workers, have become more vulnerable and that their efforts to obtain their professional and social rights are interpreted as acts against the security of the state and consequently crushed.
The report called on the state to "realistically understand the developments in Iranian society, review its failed economic, political, social and cultural policies, refrain from invading personal rights and freedoms, and the public rights of people, refrain from creating a police-driven atmosphere, be conscious of the dangers and threats facing the country, and enact a wise foreign policy that is free from tension and yet sensitive to the national image of the government and the public."
Source: Rooz, Iran, November 15, 2008
