TEHRAN (Mehr News Agency) -- “The activities of Iranian diplomats in the international arena to explain Islamic laws and punishments and the basis of Islamic beliefs as well as approving laws which promote concurrence between international expectations and the least demands of Islamic society can prevent others from accusing Iran of violating international law,” Davoud Aghaei, the dean of the Faculty of the Law of Tehran University, said here Wednesday.

Aghaei, who is also an expert in international law, told the Mehr News Agency that the invasion of Iraq is a clear example of a violation of the principles of international law.

“Today we can observe the violation of human rights by U.S. and British forces as well as other member countries of the coalition of occupying forces in Iraq,” he said.

He added that the occupiers detain people without charge and put restrictions on their families, which are both clear violations of human rights.

Aghaei stated that the European Union (EU) has various commissions and councils tasked with issuing rulings and statements on international issues which form the framework of EU relations. He added that the EU only accepts candidate countries with a democratic system and which observe human rights.

“For example, Turkey is being prevented from joining the EU because of the current disputes that exist between Turkey and the EU on human rights and the actions of Turkish officials,” he said.

He went on to say that Iran should inform the international community that it has certain rules which might not be the same as those of other countries. Iran Must Adopt Proper Stance to Prevent EU-U.S. Consensus

A political analyst, Ali Bigdeli, said that consensus between the European Union and the U.S. on Iran will increase if the Islamic Republic does not adopt a proper stance toward Europe.

Bigdeli told the Mehr News Agency that the EU decision on whether to pass a resolution against the Islamic Republic depends on Iran meeting the deadline set by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors.

He added that IAEA Director Mohammed Elbaradei announced that Iran should take advantage of the opportunity presenting itself by cooperating with IAEA inspectors instead of treating the matter as a threat. Iran’s Independent Policy Source of Charges

Jalal Fayyazi, a political analyst said that Iran’s independent policies have prompted the U.S. and European Union to make such accusations against Iran.

Fayyazi told the Mehr News Agency that human rights principles are dissimilar in different countries regarding various ideological and religious beliefs.

He said judging a country’s record on human rights on the basis of another country’s principles is not acceptable, saying these principles don’t necessarily math each other.

Islam is not opposed to human rights and instead puts great emphasis on it, he said, adding unfortunately the issue of human rights is used today as a means by some countries to achieve their political ends at the international scene.

The analyst added that the Zionist regime and its allies, the U.S. and the EU, have adopted a double standard policy toward human rights and that is why the oppressive countries use the issue as a means to pursue their own political interests.

Fayyazi stressed that the recent charge made by the EU against Iran is contrary to international law.

“Unfortunately such organizations are under the influence of big countries and apparently the EU intends to interfere in Iran’s internal affairs by issuing such statements,” he said.

Fayyazi reiterated that Iran has faced many charges through its past 25-year-history and the current accusation is in accordance with the international pressure against Iran which runs counter to the established international laws. U.S. Definition of Human Rights, Particular

“The U.S. definition of human rights is particular to itself. It expects the world to observe human rights according to its own definition of the issue,” said another political analyst.

“The meeting of the European Union foreign ministers in Luxemburg is in fact the preparatory meeting for the upcoming European Union Summit in the next coming days. So, any topic discussed during the session and any decision taken during the meeting would be dealt with in the EU Summit,” added the international political analyst and the university lecturer Seifol Reza Shahabi. The political analysts also noted that Iran was once again accused of violating human rights by the European Union foreign ministers during the meeting and in its concluding statement. There are some important points in this relation: firstly, regarding the human rights issue, the EU is more serious and much more sensitive than the U.S.

The U.S. usually uses the human rights issue as a pretext to achieve its political objectives and to establish its dominance over the country in question, Shahabi also said.

Secondly, what is known as the violation of human rights in Iran is mostly influenced by the U.S. disinformation campaign and psychological war against the Islamic Republic, the international political analyst also noted.

Shahabi also added that some of the human rights items criticized by the EU are against Iranian laws and regulations. For example, execution does not exist in the EU but it is practiced in Iran.

The upcoming elections are another issue largely influenced by the stance taken by the domestic political factions and parties, Shahabi told the Mehr News Agency. Now that the elections are approaching, the European Union is trying to take advantage of the situation, the university lecturer further explained. U.S., Some EU States, Violators of Human Rights

“The U.S. and the European Union accuse Iran of violating human rights while the country (U.S.) and some EU member states openly violate the rights,” the political analyst Daryoush Mortazavi told the Mehr News Agency. “It should be noted that the EU, in its discussions with Iran has always stressed some issues the most important of which is the so- called violation of human rights in Iran.”

Human rights are openly violated in some of the EU member countries and in the U.S. too, violating the rights such as preventing female students with the Islamic coverings (Hijab) from attending the school classes, Mortazavi further added.