Earlier this month, the Norwegian House of Literature in Oslo held a panel titled “Women’s Role and Participation in Islamic Societies,” which included among its panelists the Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi. A former judge and rights activists, Ebadi became the first Iranina to win the Peace Prize in 2003. Ebadi spoke […]
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Shirin Ebadi: Arrangements Should Not be Made to Conflict With People’s Interests
Rooz spoke with prominent Iranian human rights activist and Nobel Peace prize winner about the impact of the recent nuclear framework agreement between Iran and the five major powers in Lausanne, Switzerland. Here are the excerpts. Rooz: Do you believe that as the West and Iran come to an understanding on the nuclear program, […]
To fight fundamentalism and gender violence, ‘throw books,’ not bombs, Nobel laureate Ebadi says
With passion and humor, Iranian human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi called for an intellectual response rather than military action against religious fundamentalism in a talk Thursday, Dec. 4, at Princeton University. “What counts is to eliminate the grounds that these type of people thrive on,” such as illiteracy, said […]
Acid Attacks On Girls’ Faces, The First Pace For Enjoining Good
Defenders for Human Rights Centre Publishes Report on Iran’s Human Rights Situation in Month of Mehr 1393: Acid attacks on young women; a precursor to enforcement of “Enjoining Good, Proscribing Vice” Law Friday 2 Aban 1393, 24 October 2014 In continuation of its monthly reports, the Defenders for Supporters of Human Rights Centre (DHRC), […]
Shirin Ebadi’s letter to the International Bar Association Regarding Nasrin Sotoudeh
Following previous reports, it is with much regret to inform you that Lawyers Disciplinary Tribunal of Iran suspended Ms. Nasrin Sotoudeh’s licence. She is barred from practicing law for three years. Nasrin Sotoudeh was previously convicted to six years imprisonment due to her work in defending political defendants and prisoners of conscience. She has […]
Shirin Ebadi’s open letter to Ban Ki-Moon Convince Iranian authorities to be more considerate toward Sufis and other religious communities
Tehran, 20-09-2014, security forces attacked and arrested Gonabadi Sufis who were going to stage a peace rally in front of the Prosecutor General’s Office. On the same day, Shirin Ebadi, the lawyer, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, and the head of Defenders of Human Rights Center, wrote an open letter to Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, the […]
Rights group calls opposition house arrests “illegal”
The Human Rights Defenders Centre has issued a statement declaring that the house arrests of Zahra Rahnavard, MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi are “illegal.” The statement, signed by Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi, marks three years since the three opposition leaders were put under house arrest. It says that according to the Iranian […]
Rights group calls opposition house arrests “illegal”
The Human Rights Defenders Centre has issued a statement declaring that the house arrests of Zahra Rahnavard, MirHosein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi are “illegal.” The statement, signed by Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi, marks three years since the three opposition leaders were put under house arrest. It says that according to the Iranian […]
Shirin Ebadi: Untold truths about the nuclear issue
A new round of “Zamaneh Debate” will take place on February 15 in Amsterdam with Shirin Ebadi, Sohrab Razaghi and Mehran Mostafavi focussing on the nuclear issue. In anticipation of the event, Zamaneh interviewed Ms. Ebadi, Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate and legal expert and the force behind the National Dialogue on Nuclear Energy, an […]
The report on the situation of human rights in Iran during the month of Azar 1392 [November-December 2013]
The report by the Centre for the Supporters of Human Rights on the situation of human rights in Iran during the month of Azar 1392 [November-December 2013] In continuation of its monthly reports, the Centre for the Supporters of Human Rights, which is presided over by Shirin Ebadi, has reviewed the situation of human […]