Switzerland's Minaret Ban: Iranian Foreign Minister Joins Criticism

Iran's Press TV reports that Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has told his Swiss counterpart Micheline Calmy-Rey by phone,  "The ban will undoubtedly change Switzerland's image as a leading advocate of human rights."

Mottaki also reportedly said, "This move did not befit a country claiming to be a number one advocate of democracy and religious freedom under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights."

Comments

[Dave]

How is it that only Western nations are accused of defaming religion? Most Muslim nations are repressive or offer only limited political and religious freedom. More often than not, Islamic states violate basic human rights. Almost of them persecute Christians, Jews, and other religious minority groups.