For the last couple of
weeks we have not only read Persepolis, but we have been learning and
discussing topics like: women’s rights, fear, power, politics,
religion, torture, revolution, capital punishment, human rights, government
oppression, globalization, family, and education.
This last month a researcher in Human Rights Watch’s
office in Moscow Russia was repeatedly threated because of her pregnancy. These
threats were sent via cellphone. Investigators also say that the group threatening
her has been eavesdropping on her telephone. They also knew things like where
she lived, and what she was doing; which is a total violation of privacy. These
threats were serious enough for the Human Rights organization to leave Russia
as a whole. This is not the first time the organization has been threatened. For
the last couple of decades Russia has suffered with this topic of human rights.
The government of Russia was very strict, and heartless. They did innumerous
counts of violent acts among their citizens. In my opinion a human rights group
has all the “right” to go into countries like Russia, that haven’t had a good
history with human rights, and try to change and observe what is going on in
that country. Human Right’s group is calling this the latest example up rising
pressure against rights and civic groups in Russia.
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