Selective human rights: the double standard in Canada and the West’s policy toward Iran

Canada’s own human rights record is shaped by its ongoing relationship with Indigenous Peoples. It is within this context that the language of human rights can become uneven, selective, and performative.
Foreign Minister Anita Anand. Through its foreign policy, Canada has shown a reluctance to fully engage with justice when it requires confronting historical and structural inequities, writes Sasan Issari.

As a social work practitioner and scholar, I am trained to understand how personal experiences are shaped by broader social, economic, political, and historical forces. Social justice and human rights are not abstract concepts; they are embedded in everyday lived realities, ...

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