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Shirin Ebadi Urges UN to focus on human rights |
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Posted 3/8/2010 at 11:28 AM by Betsy L in Laureates News
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Shirin Ebadi spoke to the UN Security Council about the importance of focusing of rights and democracy, and not just economic sanctions for Iran's nuclear program. She stated that:
| The UN Security Council should focus not only on the nuclear programme “but also put human rights and democracy on your agenda. Non-democratic countries can be as dangerous to world peace as an atomic bomb.” |
| Tehran should be obliged to abide by international obligations to protect human rights as well as by its nuclear commitments, said Ms Ebadi. “Assuming Iran agrees on the nuclear programme, will the west worry about what happens to the people of Iran?” she asked. |
Read the full article here: Shirin Ebadi urges focus on rights. |
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