Showing posts with label Shirin Ebadi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shirin Ebadi. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Open Letter to His Excellency Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Members of the UN General Assembly

Open Letter to His Excellency Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Members of the UN General Assembly

Dr. Shirin Ebadi calls for the UN to reject Iran's addition to the UN Human Rights Council because it has not addressed its own violations. She identified religious persecutions, limited rights of women, and excessive punishment in her letter.