Zitat des Tages von Shirin Ebadi:
The idea of cultural relativism is nothing but an excuse to violate human rights.
How can you defy fear? Fear is a human instinct, just like hunger. Whether you like it or not, you become hungry. Similarly with fear. But I have learned to train myself to live with this fear.
Lawyers have a dangerous job in Iran.
Human rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every civilization.
Because of our youthful population, we suffer from unemployment in Iran. We need more universities and more job opportunities for the young.
Lawyers should not be charged with the same crimes as their clients. Trials related to political charges are not in accordance with human rights.
Sadly the job security of lawyers has been ruined, so they are less willing to defend political defendants.
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.
Democracy doesn't recognize east or west; democracy is simply people's will. Therefore, I do not acknowledge that there are various models of democracy; there is just democracy itself.
My aim is to show that those governments that violate the rights of people by invoking the name of Islam have been misusing Islam.
I maintain that nothing useful and lasting can emerge from violence.
The condition of women in Islamic societies as a whole is also far from desirable. However, we should acknowledge that there are differences. In certain countries, the conditions are much better and in others much worse.
I hope the example of Saddam Hussein will give a lesson to leaders of other countries where human rights are not respected.
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.
When a person is humiliated, when his rights are being violated, and he does not have the proper education, naturally he gravitates toward terrorism.
We must not enable anyone to impose his personal view regarding religion on others by force, oppression, or pressure.
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.
No American soldier should be allowed to set foot on Iranian soil, regardless of the criticism we have of the Iranian government.
