Government of Iran Unveils Bill of Right

Government of Iran Unveils Bill of Right President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani on December 19, 2016, unveiled a landmark bill of rights, guaranteeing freedom of speech, protest, fair trials and privacy for the citizens of the nation. During his 2013 election campaign, Rouhani had promised a bill of rights for citizens. Though many of the rights are already enshrined in Iran’s constitution written after the 1979 Islamic

revolution, the new bill offered the first clear list of principles that could be used to check the performance of state institutions. Rouhani said the authorities should respect limits on their powers, accusing them of ignoring human rights.As a part of the Bill, the President stated that no one is allowed to enter another person’s house, shop or private workplace without the permission of the owner, in the name of discovering whether crimes or sins have been committed. The President cleared that the bill was not yet a formal law, but must be implemented by everyone.Iran.  A new special deputy for citizenship rights will be deployed to work with government departments to draw up reform plans and check their progress with annual reports.