Ahmadinejad Homosexuals Iran

UN to Iran: There Are No Excuses for Denying LGBT People Their Human Rights

Hossein Alizadeh | Posted 01.28.2012

Hossein Alizadeh

The Iranian government, to soften the rhetoric when violating human rights, relies on a spurious excuse: cultural difference. This argument posits that human rights are by definition a Western priority and cannot be considered universal.