Human rights in Iran: the abuse of cultural relativism

Islamic cultural relativism in human rights discourse -- The Shiite theocracy -- The right of life -- The right to freedom from torture -- The right to liberty and security of person and to freedom from arbitrary arrest -- The right to a fair trial -- The right to freedom of conscience, thought, and religion -- Renounce your conscience or face death: the prison massacre of 1988 -- The right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion: Iranian religious minorities -- Official responses to the United Nations: countering the charges of violations in the 1980s -- Change of tactics after Ayatollah Khomeini's death -- The special representative's meeting with the judiciary and security officials -- The right to freedom of opinion, expression, and the press -- The most revealing cases of violations of the right to freedom of expression and the press -- The rights to participate in the political life of the country and to peaceful assembly and association -- The rights of women -- UN monitoring, 1984-2000: mixed results