The new sanctions list 12 senior officials from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Law Enforcement Forces (LEF) who have participated in gross and systematic human rights violations in Iran, including through the lethal suppression of demonstrations across Kurdish areas of Western Iran.
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duskfall@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Immersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 3y
Why not other nations too that Canada does a lot of trade with, but are also grossly committing human rights atrocities?
kfet@fosstodon.org · 4 pts · 3y
@Immersive_Matthew https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism
Immersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.works · 0 pts · 3y
Whataboutism is about escaping a criticism, not reinforcing it.