tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206717468978850985.post6257593227633749307..comments2023-06-01T08:48:04.247+01:00Comments on Another Human Rights Blog: Your Views on the Scope of Human RightsMehrtashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05531035524036560657noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206717468978850985.post-16841578932385181542010-01-23T16:01:46.603+00:002010-01-23T16:01:46.603+00:00Well said, Mr Homayoun; I couldn't agree with ...Well said, Mr Homayoun; I couldn't agree with you more.<br /><br />Whilst it is only natural for civilians to seek retribution, it is the authorities' responsibility and duty to ensure justice is served outside the scope of emotion, and within the remit of reason. If governments armed their civilians with the gun to seek revenge, then the whole concept of law, order and ethics would Mehrtashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05531035524036560657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206717468978850985.post-83906970971018874632010-01-23T07:09:59.421+00:002010-01-23T07:09:59.421+00:00Anonymous, You are right about this and I will do ...Anonymous, You are right about this and I will do the same but we belong to a civilized society and nations of laws, hopefully police would have arrested the thug before I could commit such a vigilante act.<br />Violence breeds violence <br />Just look what happened and happens in Iran, few month ago. a poor young man was hanged in Iran the mother of the victim of the crime for which this kid Homayoun Mobasserihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03886081468569243366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206717468978850985.post-46768352192064471352009-11-11T21:50:57.017+00:002009-11-11T21:50:57.017+00:00I totally agree on that argument too. However, I m...I totally agree on that argument too. However, I mean to enquire whether violence can ever be used in defence of someone's human rights; allow me to illustrate with the following example.<br /><br />A thug attacks a women by beating her on the head with a baton, causing her to bleed at the least. He does this because she is taking part in a non-violent protest against an unpopular government.Mehrtashhttp://www.seektruthandjustice.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206717468978850985.post-37750085245851981282009-11-08T20:49:05.126+00:002009-11-08T20:49:05.126+00:00Dear Mehrtash,
On the issue of ethics, we can not ...Dear Mehrtash,<br />On the issue of ethics, we can not change the minimum standards of the Human rights with exceptions, one wrong does not make another wrong justified.<br />If you start medeling where do you draw the line?<br />After some 2600 years struggle for the individual rights, starting wiyh the Cyrus Cylinder, Magna Carta, Us bill of rights, french revelution, Universal declaration, andHomayoun Mobasserihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03886081468569243366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206717468978850985.post-86283731791671475132009-11-08T14:39:25.539+00:002009-11-08T14:39:25.539+00:00Nir Boms,
Thank you for honouring me with your co...Nir Boms,<br /><br />Thank you for honouring me with your comments. I agree that the track record of human rights law enforcement has been far from satisfactory. Yes, NGOs contribute to paving the way for enforcing/protecting and promoting human rights.<br /><br />However, my question is of ethics: Does the human rights of the serious offender of human right become forfeit - that is, when law andMehrtashhttp://www.seektruthandjustice.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206717468978850985.post-44844191833064073972009-11-08T08:09:04.877+00:002009-11-08T08:09:04.877+00:00Dear Mehrtash,
You raise a very good issue that i...Dear Mehrtash,<br /><br />You raise a very good issue that is certainly relevant. It has much to with the nature of the international system and with it’s limitations. Off course, there are standards and even some mechanism to enforce them but the track record is far from satisfying. Where was the world when 30 million people were killed in China in the 20th century for political reasons? TheNir Bomshttp://www.nirboms.comnoreply@blogger.com