Raymond M. Kristiansen
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Shirin Ebadi
December 12, 2003 - 12:02 PM
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Here is the speech Shirin Ebadi made in connection with receiving her Nobel Peace Price:
http://www.nobel.no/eng_lect_2003b.html
I think it was marvellous that she got the Prize. It is great to support these reform forces within strict societies like that of Iran. I think Ebadi seems like a very coherent person with her soul intact. She is not afraid to "bite the hand which feeds her", and she dares to whip the western countries for our support of breaches of the Human Rights, especially in the "war against terrorism". Here is a quote:
"At the same time, in the past two years, some states have violated the universal principles and laws of human rights by using the events of 11 September and the war on international terrorism as a pretext. The United Nations General Assembly Resolution 57/219, of 18 December 2002, the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1456, of 20 January 2003, and the United Nations Commission on Human Rights Resolution 2003/68, of 25 April 2003, set out and underline that all states must ensure that any measures taken to combat terrorism must comply with all their obligations under international law, in particular international human rights and humanitarian law. However, regulations restricting human rights and basic freedoms, special bodies and extraordinary courts, which make fair adjudication difficult and at times impossible, have been justified and given legitimacy under the cloak of the war on terrorism. "
Great stuff to read.
On another note, my political youth party (the Liberal Youths) here in Norway recently launched a signature campaign towards the Norwegian oil companies STATOIL and HYDRO asking them to promote human rights More in Iran, where both companies are highly active. If we all could put pressure on the oil companies of our own countries to fight corruption and fight breaches on the human rights in the countries these companies are active in, it would be a great step forward.
The signature campaign, which is all in Norwegian, is online here: http://www.venstre.no/uv/hydro/
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