Unfortunately, the United States and a few other governments have used the war on terrorism as a way of violating human rights. I am referring to the case of the Guantรกnamo Bay prisoners. This violation of the rights of prisoners has been so unbelievable that the United Nations has reminded the United States repeatedly that the treatment of prisoners should take place according to the preestablished conventions of the United Nations.
Shirin EbadiThe people are fed up with corruption and embezzlement. They object to censorship. The first thing that the people of Iran want is free elections.
Shirin EbadiUnfortunately the situation of human rights in Iran isn't improving. Some of the newspapers were shut down and the government didn't try to reopen the newspapers that were shut down before. And the laws are as bad as before.
Shirin EbadiAkbar Ganji is a human rights activist in Iran and he works on freedom of expression and he does his job very well.
Shirin Ebadi