Shirin Ebadi
Shirin Ebadi
Shirin Ebadiis an Iranian lawyer, a former judge and human rights activist and founder of Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran. On 10 October 2003, Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her significant and pioneering efforts for democracy and human rights, especially women's, children's, and refugee rights. She was the first ever Iranian to receive the prize...
NationalityIranian
ProfessionLawyer
Date of Birth21 June 1947
Shirin Ebadi quotes about
strong lying believe
My hopes for Iran's future lies with women first and foremost. Iran's feminist movement is very strong. This movement has no leader or head quarters. Its place is the home of every Iranian who believes in equal rights. This is currently the strongest women's movement in the Middle East.
war mean rights
I want to take my American friends back to the end of World War II, when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was formulated. A group of thinkers met to come up with ways and means to prevent yet another war. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt played a crucial role in assembling this group of people. And that is why the name of the United States is synonymous with the cause of human rights around the world.
rights president vote
When you vote, vote for those who are not warmongers, and vote for those who respect human rights. When you see a president who doesn't respect human rights, don't vote for that person.
government people desire
We shouldn't just consider the desire of government to do what it wants to do. We should always consider the resistance of people. The culture of Iranian people doesn't let the government drag people into deep trouble or backlash. Maybe government wants it, but the culture doesn't let it go on.
iran people want
The people are fed up with corruption and embezzlement. They object to censorship. The first thing that the people of Iran want is free elections.
law people important
Usually, in any revolution people are focused on who wants to have the most power. But the most important thing is the laws that are written during that time.
iran years two
The government of Iran claims that every two years there are elections. But none of them are free.
jobs opportunity iran
Because of our youthful population, we suffer from unemployment in Iran. We need more universities and more job opportunities for the young.
government iran funny-things
When we criticize in Iran the actions of the government, the fundamentalists say that we and the Bush Administration are in the same camp. The funny thing is that human rights activists and Mr. Bush can never be situated in the same group.
love peace government
The Iranian government intends to use the nuclear program for peaceful purposes, but must convince international public opinion of that.
unique europe people
Europe clearly is the only place where people can speak up critically, and this is a unique cultural value.
oxygen order air
When there is enough oxygen in the air for everyone, no one is going to take to violence in order to access it. But if there were not enough of it for everyone then people would result to violence in order to get it. Therefore we have to improve the conditions to have better human beings.
islam different different-interpretations
There is no "true Islam," just different interpretations.
daughter looks imitating-others
I have never been convinced throughout my life that one needs to be imitating others. I even tell my daughters not to look at me as a model.