Nobel Peace Prize winner and Iranian human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi has criticised nations that use 11 September as a justification for violating international law.
"In the past two years, some states have violated the universal principles and laws of human rights by using the events of 11 September and the war on international terrorism as a pretext," the first Muslim woman peace prize winner said.
Ebadi also criticised America’s allies, claiming human rights laws are breached not only by recognized opponents, but by Western democracies too.
In her acceptance speech, the 56-year-old Nobel laureate highlighted the plight of prisoners detained at a US base in Guantanamo.
"They are without the benefit of the rights stipulated under the international Geneva conventions, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the (United Nations) International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights."
Chosen for her democracy-building efforts and her work to improve human rights and women's rights in Iran, Ebadi also pointed to selective application of United Nations decisions.
"Why is it that some decisions and resolutions of the UN Security Council are binding, while some other resolutions of the council have no binding force?" she asked, pointing to the different treatment of Israel and Iraq. article
You go, girl.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
Wednesday, December 10, 2003
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