Canada renews demand for Kazemi’s body
The Star
Monday Jan 11, 2010
Summary : Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon renewed Canada’s 6 year old demand for repatriation of photojournalist Zahra Kazemi’s body. Kazemi who was a Canadian citizen born in Iran, was imprisoned and killed for taking photographs of a demonstration in 2003. Cannon accused former Tehran prosecutor Mortazavi of his disregard for human rights including in the case of Kazemi’s murder.
Excerpt : ”Canada has consistently called upon Iran to respect all of its human rights obligations,” Cannon added. “We have clearly noted our concerns regarding the heavy-handed crackdown by Iranian security forces on legitimate protesters and called for a free and transparent investigation into allegations of abuse following unrest.”
