{"product_id":"human-rights-in-iran-9780812221398","title":"Human Rights in Iran","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReza Afshari reveals Iran's attempt to hide human rights abuses by labeling oppression as an authentic cultural practice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The most exhaustive treatment of the record of human rights in postrevolutionary Iran. . . . This well-written and copiously researched volume will remain the standard work for years to come.\" * \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"Using a vast array of government documents, newspapers, journals, memoirs of political prisoners, and reports issued by the Special Representative appointed by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR), Reza Afshari provides a rich, sensitive, and very sympathetic presentation of the experiences and voices of victims of human-rights violations in Iran.\" * \u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Middle East Studies\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\"This book's powerful synthesis of data, narrative, and theory provides an important resource for those engaged in the study and furtherance of human rights.\" * \u003ci\u003eHarvard Law Review\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Note on Transliteration\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Human Rights Discourse\u003cbr\u003e Main Sources Used in This Book\u003cbr\u003e UN Reports\u003cbr\u003e Prison Memoirs and Their Significance\u003cbr\u003e The Structure of the Book\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 1. Islamic Cultural Relativism in Human Rights Discourse\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 2. The Shiite Theocracy\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 3. The Right to Life\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 4. The Right to Freedom from Torture\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 5. The Right to Liberty and Security of Person and to Freedom from Arbitrary Arrest\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 6. The Right to a Fair Trial\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 7. The Right to Freedom of Conscience, Thought, and Religion\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 8. Renounce Your Conscience or Face Death: The Prison Massacre of 1988\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 9. The Right to Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion: Iranian Religious Minorities\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 10. Official Responses to the United Nations: Countering the Charges of Violations in the 1980s\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 11. Change of Tactics After Ayatollah Khomeini's Death\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 12. The Special Representative's Meetings with the Judiciary and Security Officials\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 13. The Right to Freedom of Opinion, Expression, and the Press\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 14. The Most Revealing Cases of Violations of the Right to Freedom of Expression and the Press\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 15. The Rights to Participate in the Political Life of the Country and to Peaceful Assembly and Association\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 16. The Rights of Women\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 17. UN Monitoring, 1984-2000: Mixed Results\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Afterword\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405698670935,"sku":"9780812221398","price":28.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812221398.jpg?v=1730493321","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/human-rights-in-iran-9780812221398","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}