Joint Statement of the EU and the US to Iran
The EU and the US urge Iran to live up to its international human rights obligations
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 8, 2010
JOINT STATEMENT
BY THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE UNITED STATES
CALLING ON THE IRANIAN GOVERNMENT
TO FULFIL ITS HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS
Office of the Press Secretary
_______________________________________________________________________________________
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 8, 2010
JOINT STATEMENT
BY THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE UNITED STATES
CALLING ON THE IRANIAN GOVERNMENT
TO FULFIL ITS HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATIONS
Our concerns are based on our commitment to universal respect for human rights. We are particularly concerned by the potential for further violence and repression during the coming days, especially around the anniversary of the Islamic Republic's founding on 11 February. We call on the Government of Iran to live up to its international human rights obligations, to end its abuses against its own people, to hold accountable those who have committed the abuses and to release those who are exercising their rights.
