Iran's envoy condemns EU double standards towards human rights

Tehran, Dec 18, IRNA – Iran's new ambassador to Portugal, Morteza Damanpak Jami, condemned the European Countries double standards vis-a-vis human rights issues. "Does the #EU really believe that the death penalty is a cruel and inhumane punishment? Then how about the executions of these 10 in the #US? Where is the European External Action Service ( EEAS)," Damanpak tweeted on Friday. "Statement to condemn this act in the strongest terms? Shame on your double standard!," Damanpak Jami added. Iran's new ambassador to Portugal also used the "#Khashogchi and #HumanRights" Hashtags in his message on Twitter. On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted two resolutions criticizing the human rights situation in China and Iran.