When it comes to human rights in Iran, Canada plays a pivotal role

Canada could play a leading role in an inquiry into a 1988 massacre in Iran that saw thousands killed.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks before the UN General Assembly in New York last year. Opposition activists are calling for an international inquiry into Iran's killing of thousands of dissidents in 1988.UN photograph by Loey Felipe

Opinion

BY AMINEH QARAEE

October 12, 2016

The upholding of a 16-year prison sentence for Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi in Tehran last month has reminded me of the torment that brave human rights defenders are up against in Iran. I have first-hand experience and very much doubt that there are many people living in Western societies whose...

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