Ahmadinejad's Iran : Iran d'Ahmadinejad : une menace pour la paix, les droits de la personne et le droit international

The dramatic protests in Iran last summer, the response of the Iranian authorities, and the reaction of the international community served to sharpen the focus of a study by the Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (hereinafter the Subcommittee). [...] Recommendation 16 The Subcommittee recommends that the Government of Canada call upon United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to refer the matter of Iran’s genocidal incitement to the Security Council pursuant to Article 99 of the Charter of the United Nations, on the basis that Iran poses a threat to international peace and security. [...] Recommendation 19 The Subcommittee recommends that the Government of Canada initiate an inter-state complaint against the Government of Iran before the International Court of Justice, under Article 9 of the Genocide Convention, calling Iran to account for its violations of the Convention, including its failure to punish the incitement to genocide perpetrated by its officials. [...] Recommendation 21 The Subcommittee recommends that the Government of Canada petition the United Nations Security Council, in accordance with Canada’s responsibilities under Article 1 of the Genocide Convention and the prohibition against incitement to genocide in Article 3 of the Convention, to take appropriate action and to hold Iran to account. [...] The Human Rights Situation in Post-Election Iran: List of Recommendations Recommendation 22 The Subcommittee recommends that the Government of Canada encourage the governments of the P5 plus 1 (the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, and China) to include a discussion of human rights issues in their negotiations with the Iranian government regarding that country’s nuclear p