Advancing the debate about how best to help Iranian protesters, the Foundation for Defense of Democracies has released a 10-point plan. Its proposals are big on targeted sanctions that are important to encourage protesters and signal to the regime leadership that the international community will hold them accountable.
While it is necessary to take Amnesty International figures with a grain of salt given its politicization and record of sloppiness on Iran, the group is probably correct when it counts Iran as the world’s top executor, at least after China. By calling out the regime leadership’s human rights abuses, the world can signal that the Islamic Republic’s senior officials could find themselves on the other end of the noose if they continue their record of rape and murder.
