After the success of moderates in the polls,hopes grow that Rouhani will follow his nuclear deal efforts by tackling issues including the high number of executions and arbitrary detentionBoosted by the victory of his moderate allies in recent elections in Iran, the all-smiles President Hassan Rouhani is now in a stronger position to pursue the much-neglected human rights challenges facing his country.
Although rights violations in Iran are largely carried out by a judiciary and parallel intelligence apparatus that act independently of Rouhanis government, or the president,as the most senior elected official in the Islamic republic, is responsible under the structure to protect his citizens.
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Source: theguardian.com