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  • International laws do not exist.

    Alena Douhan, the Special Rapporteur you cited.

    States have an obligation under international human rights law

    Make up your mind. If they don’t exist, then what she said is meaningless.

    And on the subject of Ms Douhan…

    The Special Rapporteurs are part of what is known as the Special Procedures of the Human Rights Council. … Special Procedures’ experts work on a voluntary basis; they are not UN staff and do not receive a salary for their work. They are independent from any government or organization and serve in their individual capacity.

    Looks like she was speaking for herself, not for the UN.


  • Trade embargoes do not violate international law. Otherwise, we would condemn Iran for its embargo against Israel. But Iran is free to pursue whatever trade policy it wants.

    And don’t confuse a statement by a UN employee for a statement by the UN.

    Iran sanctions are meant to slow their nuclear program and thus de-escalate the region. It’s possible they are now counterproductive. But it’s also possible that without them, a paranoid right wing Israeli government would have openly attacked Iran by now. So it may well be the lesser evil.