Head of the Judiciary: Why don’t so-called human rights institutions take effective action to stop the Zionist killing machine?

According to the Judiciary’s Media Center, Mohseni Ejei, speaking on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at the fourth summit of ombudsmen from member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, referred to the summit’s theme of “Ombudsman, Comprehensive Accountability, Just Governance, and Islamic Ummah Convergence.”

He said: The fundamental goal of establishing institutions like the ombudsman is to preserve human dignity and achieve global peace and justice. Despite differences among nations and peoples, we can create an environment where humans live peacefully in sincerity and justice, respecting each other’s rights, the rights of nature, and the rights of God.

The Head of the Judiciary, critiquing the structure and function of international human rights institutions, stated: Today, international communities have failed to implement their own resolutions and violate them. For years, the world suffered from racial discrimination, and its remnants still linger in some societies. So-called international organizations must answer: What have they done to combat racial discrimination?

The Head of the Judiciary added: For about 20 months, the criminal and usurping Zionist regime has committed every possible crime in the Gaza Strip against Palestinians. There is no crime the Zionists have not committed in Gaza—from killing children and genocide to imposing food and medical sieges, destroying infrastructure, attacking hospitals, and deliberately killing patients. Here, so-called human rights and global institutions must answer: Where are they, and why have they not taken effective action to stop the Zionist killing machine? Global advocates for children’s rights must answer: Are Gaza’s children not considered children? Why are one-day-old infants in Gaza killed by Zionist soldiers?

The Chief Justice emphasized: Strengthening mechanisms to address public complaints against governmental institutions is one aspect of an ombudsman’s duties. Perhaps a higher duty is to strive for the salvation of humanity and the restoration of rights for all oppressed people. Nations that monopolize science and impose unjust sanctions on other nations and societies to advance their illegitimate interests must be questioned by ombudsman assemblies. Those who produce microbes for profit from pharmaceutical sales and commit crimes against humanity must be held accountable. A regime that uses food and medicine as weapons and engages in silent genocide in Gaza must not go unquestioned or unpunished.

The Head of the Judiciary noted: In such summits, mere meetings are not enough; we must achieve collective efforts to purposefully confront various forms of oppression against humanity.

He further stated: In gatherings like this, we must strive to reach a unified understanding of concepts where interpretations may differ. We must agree on what human dignity is and what factors undermine it. We must reach a common understanding of how humans should respect their own rights, the rights of their Creator, and the rights of their fellow beings.

The Head of the Judiciary said: Undoubtedly, humans have the right to life, the right to choose, and the right to legitimate freedoms. But do these rights allow a person to commit any act? Can a person take their own life? Can a person, under the pretext of freedom and choice, violate the rights and lives of others?

The Chief Justice explained: Islam and the Holy Quran emphasize that the rights of the individual and society must be respected simultaneously. Islam has clearly outlined how to act when individual and societal rights conflict. Islam considers humans the noblest of creations and provides a clear definition of their rights.

He added: Islam and the Holy Quran prescribe specific guidelines for individuals to respect their own rights, the rights of others, nature, and God. Islam commands taqwa (God-consciousness), which means self-control and restraint, avoiding transgression against oneself, others, God, or nature.

The Head of the Judiciary stated: Islam places great emphasis on the rule of law. In Islam, those who uphold the law are honored and respected, while those who violate it face punishment, sometimes severe. These punishments are designed for the benefit of humanity and to ensure peaceful coexistence.