The open letter of IOPHR to Mr. Josep Borrell on changing the recognition of Iran’s ruling regime from de jure to de facto

Shabtabnews – In a open letter the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights (IOPHR) asks Mr. Josep Borrell, the Vice President of the European Commission and the head of the European Union’s foreign policy, to change the recognition of Iran’s ruling regime from de jure to de facto

The letter stated that “putting the issue of human rights as a priority is not only an obligation of the international community, in terms of defending human dignity and values, but also it is the means of protecting the security of the international community by thwarting the attacks and adventurous behaviour of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Unfortunately, despite the neglect of this justified and fundamental request, the passage of time and events have proved the validity of the opinion of the IOPHR and other human rights organisation in this regards. As events have indeed shown that without a complete solution to the human rights problem in Iran, which guarantees the establishment of human rights of Iranians at the highest levels of political management in Iranian society, no stable agreement with the current ruling system of Iran is possible or conceivable.”

The letter also outlined a ” list of some of the very bitter, but true facts concerning the system ruling Iran, and why it should not be considered a legitimate source of representation of Iranian people, and why the Iranian regime lacks the necessary qualifications to for any type of legitimate diplomatic relations with other countries.” And based on the list the letter requests that ” as soon as possible, the foreign policy apparatus of the European Union reduce its level of diplomatic relations with the ruling regime of Iran to the lowest possible level, and send a clear, unified and strong message about the dissatisfaction of the European Union against the Iranian regime. Furthermore, the European governments should send the innumerable cases of continuous violation of the rights of Iranian citizens by the ruling system of Iran to the UN International Human Rights Council for immediate attention.”

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The open letter of the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights (IOPHR) to Mr. Josep Borrell, the Vice President of the European Commission and the head of the European Union’s foreign policy, on changing the recognition of Iran’s ruling regime from de jure to de facto