Middle Class: Hassan Rouhani and Rights-Related Laws

middle class: Without naming names, Rouhani said in a televised speech that some individuals do not like to hear about some of the articles and prefer to ignore Chapter 3 of the constitution, which secures the rights of the people, according to The Chronicle Herald. That part of the charter was approved in 1979 and is meant to support social and individual freedoms. Hassan Rouhani's remarks were apparently an attempt to appeal to the liberal-minded among the country's middle class ahead of Iran's May presidential elections. Rouhani spoke at the launch of a book compiling 120 legal articles on rights-related laws, codes and regulations in Iran, entitled Charter of Citizenship Rights. The Iranian president, who promised a more open society when he came to power in 2013, said the book was one of his dreams and acted as a voice from Iran in response to some Western countries that have criticized Tehran over rights abuses. Rouhani's government has backed the project. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.