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| Abercrombie |
Police handling of G20 protests slammed by, of all countries, Iran
OTTAWA - Canada will take no lectures on human rights from a country that stones its citizens to death.
That is Ottawa's response to Iran's criticism of the treatment of protesters by police at the G20 summit in Toronto.
Tehran called in Canada's charge d'affairs on Wednesday to remind him of Canada's international commitments to allow peaceful demonstrations, according to Iran's state Press TV.
The story, posted on the network's website, contains the headline "Iran slams Canada over G20 brutality."
The diplomatic salvo, which appears to be retaliation for Canada's repeated criticism of Iran's human rights record, did not sit well with Ottawa.
"Canada will take no lectures on human rights from Iran," Melissa Lantsman, a Foreign Affairs spokeswoman told The Canadian Press in an email.
"Canada has a system which affords all citizens due process of the law. This is something that Zahra Kazemi was never afforded."
Kazemi was an Iranian-Canadian photojournalist who was beaten to death in 2003 after being arrested for photographing relatives of detainees outside the infamous Evin prison in Tehran. The Montreal woman was never formally charged with any crime.
Lantsman said Canada continues to have serious concerns about Iran’s "egregious human rights abuses", including the violent crackdown following its disputed June 12, 2009 presidential election.
Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari was among scores of political activists and other figures detained during the protests.
The Newsweek reporter spent nearly four months in jail but was released on a $300,000 bail and allowed to leave the country last October.
The world outcry over the death sentence by stoning for an Iranian woman convicted of adultery has become the latest issue in Iran's fraught relationship with the international community.
Stoning was widely imposed in Iran in the years following the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Amnesty's 2010 human rights audit cites Iran for rape and torture in prison, violations of freedom of expression, discrimination against women, and inhuman punishment such as flogging, "judicial amputation" and a Supreme Court ruling that upheld a court sentence that called for acid to be dropped in the eyes of a man who had blinded a woman.
The Iranian embassy in Ottawa did not immediately have comment.
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Abercrombie
Police handling of G20 protests slammed by, of all countries, Iran
OTTAWA - Canada will take no lectures on human rights from a country that stones its citizens to death.
That is Ottawa's response to Iran's criticism of the treatment of protesters by police at the G20 summit in Toronto.
Tehran called in Canada's charge d'affairs on Wednesday to remind him of Canada's international commitments to allow peaceful demonstrations, according to Iran's state Press TV.
The story, posted on the network's website, contains the headline "Iran slams Canada over G20 brutality."
The diplomatic salvo, which appears to be retaliation for Canada's repeated criticism of Iran's human rights record, did not sit well with Ottawa.
"Canada will take no lectures on human rights from Iran," Melissa Lantsman, a Foreign Affairs spokeswoman told The Canadian Press in an email.
"Canada has a system which affords all citizens due process of the law. This is something that Zahra Kazemi was never afforded."
Kazemi was an Iranian-Canadian photojournalist who was beaten to death in 2003 after being arrested for photographing relatives of detainees outside the infamous Evin prison in Tehran. The Montreal woman was never formally charged with any crime.
Lantsman said Canada continues to have serious concerns about Iran’s "egregious human rights abuses", including the violent crackdown following its disputed June 12, 2009 presidential election.
Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari was among scores of political activists and other figures detained during the protests.
The Newsweek reporter spent nearly four months in jail but was released on a $300,000 bail and allowed to leave the country last October.
The world outcry over the death sentence by stoning for an Iranian woman convicted of adultery has become the latest issue in Iran's fraught relationship with the international community.
Stoning was widely imposed in Iran in the years following the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Amnesty's 2010 human rights audit cites Iran for rape and torture in prison, violations of freedom of expression, discrimination against women, and inhuman punishment such as flogging, "judicial amputation" and a Supreme Court ruling that upheld a court sentence that called for acid to be dropped in the eyes of a man who had blinded a woman.
The Iranian embassy in Ottawa did not immediately have comment.
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Now thats pathetic!
But governments will always do that to save face with the demographic they are trying to serve even if they are guilty of it themselves. Like Cuba condemning human rights violations.
And im willing to bet there are large parts of iranian society that think the protesters last year in iran "got what they deserved" and that this woman "should get what she deserves". Shaya im sure you could add perspective on that.
Funny how human nature is in many ways, uniform throughout the world. |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by exraver
If you know who these suspects are please contact Det/Gary Giroux of the Toronto Police G20 Investigative Team:
Telephone: 416-808-7568
E-Mail: [email protected]
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And you if you dont, they will track you down and beat you! |
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| Jayx1 |
| POST 1000!!! WOOOHOOOO!! |
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| infinity HiGH |
| quote: | Originally posted by jon jon
this looks SOOO photoshopped |
Looks like we got our very own Fox News. |
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| psyrel |
| quote: | Originally posted by Abercrombie
The toronto community mobilization network ran a protest school, put up, fed, tought and organized visiting protesters, and refused to denounce violence of their participants before the summit. |
There's some misinformation here.
The People's Summit was organized by a steering committee which included the TCMN abut also the United Church of Canada, Oxfam, Greenpeace, Canadian Federation of Students, CUPE etc. It was an incredible 2 days of workshops on topics as varied as community gardening, how to write effective letters to the editor, bike repair, regulations on the Artic wildlife refuge etc. People's Summit website
Now magazine's report on it.
So please don't dismiss a wonderful weekend of free, community taught workshops and meetings as "protest school". |
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| hardcore trancer |
| quote: | Originally posted by Abercrombie
Police handling of G20 protests slammed by, of all countries, Iran
OTTAWA - Canada will take no lectures on human rights from a country that stones its citizens to death.
That is Ottawa's response to Iran's criticism of the treatment of protesters by police at the G20 summit in Toronto.
Tehran called in Canada's charge d'affairs on Wednesday to remind him of Canada's international commitments to allow peaceful demonstrations, according to Iran's state Press TV.
The story, posted on the network's website, contains the headline "Iran slams Canada over G20 brutality."
The diplomatic salvo, which appears to be retaliation for Canada's repeated criticism of Iran's human rights record, did not sit well with Ottawa.
"Canada will take no lectures on human rights from Iran," Melissa Lantsman, a Foreign Affairs spokeswoman told The Canadian Press in an email.
"Canada has a system which affords all citizens due process of the law. This is something that Zahra Kazemi was never afforded."
Kazemi was an Iranian-Canadian photojournalist who was beaten to death in 2003 after being arrested for photographing relatives of detainees outside the infamous Evin prison in Tehran. The Montreal woman was never formally charged with any crime.
Lantsman said Canada continues to have serious concerns about Iran’s "egregious human rights abuses", including the violent crackdown following its disputed June 12, 2009 presidential election.
Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari was among scores of political activists and other figures detained during the protests.
The Newsweek reporter spent nearly four months in jail but was released on a $300,000 bail and allowed to leave the country last October.
The world outcry over the death sentence by stoning for an Iranian woman convicted of adultery has become the latest issue in Iran's fraught relationship with the international community.
Stoning was widely imposed in Iran in the years following the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Amnesty's 2010 human rights audit cites Iran for rape and torture in prison, violations of freedom of expression, discrimination against women, and inhuman punishment such as flogging, "judicial amputation" and a Supreme Court ruling that upheld a court sentence that called for acid to be dropped in the eyes of a man who had blinded a woman.
The Iranian embassy in Ottawa did not immediately have comment.
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This seems laughable but it's actually a very good argument in the case against the Canadian authorities' heavy handedness during the G20 weekend, because the violent and repressive tactics of Toronto (and Canadian) police has only given Iran rhetorical ammunition for pursuing its own oppression of domestic political opponents.
What Iran is saying is that "you Canadians are the pot calling the kettle black. You criticize us for cracking down on our protesters, but then you turn around and apply the jackboot to your own opponents in Canada. What makes you any better than us? You Canadians are hypocrites." , what our government did during the G20 has actually weakened Canada's voice in the global human rights discussion and has dealt a serious blow to Canada's credibility internationally. |
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| hardcore trancer |
| quote: | Originally posted by psyrel
There's some misinformation here.
The People's Summit was organized by a steering committee which included the TCMN abut also the United Church of Canada, Oxfam, Greenpeace, Canadian Federation of Students, CUPE etc. It was an incredible 2 days of workshops on topics as varied as community gardening, how to write effective letters to the editor, bike repair, regulations on the Artic wildlife refuge etc. People's Summit website
Now magazine's report on it.
So please don't dismiss a wonderful weekend of free, community taught workshops and meetings as "protest school". |
This government will do all it can to demonize the protestors and their causeses. This tactics kind of reminds of the Americans when they used to call everybody who was agaisnt their policies as "terrorists/terrorist supporters". |
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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/st...inquiry546.html
Federal G20 inquiry not needed yet: Tory MP
federal inquiry looking into the security tactics around the G20 summit is not needed until one of the current investigations into the policing of protests have concluded, says a Conservative MP.
There are two reviews looking into the conduct of police during the summit: an internal police probe and an external review ordered by the Toronto Police Services Board, a civilian agency overseeing the police. Meanwhile, the Ontario ombudsman has said he will investigate a provincial order that broadened police powers ahead of the June 26-27 summit.
But none of those reviews is equivalent to a full public inquiry, which is legally binding. Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has ruled out a provincial inquiry, saying it was up to the federal government to call one.
But Dean Del Mastro, parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, said policing in Ontario falls under provincial jurisdiction.
"So I think it's very important that we allow those individuals that have been trusted and empowered to do their work to do so without a federal parliamentary kangaroo court in operation that could prejudice their work," he told CBC's Metro Morning on Thursday.
However, he did not rule out the possibility of an inquiry.
"I think it's very important that reasonable people in Ottawa, reasonable politicians of all parties allow those groups to do their work, and if they still have questions, that would be the appropriate time to conduct an inquiry at committee. "
Vote on inquiry blocked
Opposition MPs on Monday tried to call a vote on a federal inquiry at an emergency meeting of the public safety committee to order the probe.
But Conservatives blocked the vote on the issue.
Liberal MP Mark Holland, who was at the committee meeting, said the inquiry would answer a number of important questions about the federal government's decision to choose Toronto's financial district as the venue for the summit.
"I think we need to know what exactly the Harper government was advised on prior to putting the summit on downtown Toronto," he said.
"We know they didn't talk to city officials. In fact, the mayor said he only got called basically 15 minutes before it was announced that it was being shifted there. Most of the time when you have something of this size and magnitude, you have a couple of years lead time. And so frontline officers were put in an incredibly impossible situation."
The police handling of protests during the G20 summit has come under withering criticism from civil liberties groups, protesters and journalists. In the protests that occurred in downtown Toronto during the meeting of world leaders, around 1,000 people were detained by police.
Some of the protests turned violent, and several downtown storefronts were vandalized and two police cruisers set alight . |
Again and again the government continues to block any votes on a public inquiry... This government is clearly trying to avoid this inquiry at all costs. |
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| Abercrombie |
| A billion already has been spent. Why pay more? |
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| jester |
Iran's comments on this matter is beyond laughable.
Guess they forgot they green lit Neda (r.i.p) back in 2009. |
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