On the occasion of Hojjatoleslam val Moslemin Sayed Mohammad Khatami’s inauguration as President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Pierre Sane sent an open letter to His Excellency on 1 August 1997. In this document, Mr Sane expressed his hope to see a program of legal and administrative reform in Iran, and urged the new authorities to undertake a series of measures which would help to establish a practical framework for ensuring respect for human rights.
