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441 well
known Human/Women's/Children's Rights activists'
Open letter to Noble Peace Committee
12/10/2003
Dear Committee members,
We the undersigned, hereby,
demonstrate our protest to the explanation given by the Noble Peace
Committee regarding awarding this year's Noble Peace Prize.
In its statement, the Committee
has explained that the Peace prize is awarded to Mrs Shirin Ebadi as
"a woman who is part of the Moslem world." Thus identifying
the people of Iran and millions of men and women in all the Islamic
stricken countries to this "world". The only connection of
the people in Iran has been the life of brutality and suppression
imposed on them by Islamic laws. The only aspect of Islam that people
identify themselves with is to fight against it.
The statement further explains
that the prize is awarded to Mrs Ebadi because "Ebadi is a
conscious Moslem. She sees no conflict between Islam and fundamental
human rights." Presumably, the Committee believes this
description would initiate delight and joy to people of Iran! The fact
of the matter is that people of Iran see the Islamic Republic with all
its laws and regulations as the cause of the hardship, poverty,
destitution, women's suppression and the brutal state of children's
rights. We the undersigned would like to express our indignation to
such explanations and implications.
We together with the people of
Iran, see the law of hijab (Islamic veil) as violation of our most
basic rights. We see how Islam is enforcing sexual apartheid in the
society, we see how Islamic law on marriage perpetuates rape of
children, we see how Islamic law of eye for an eye and stoning is
ruining the lives of millions of people in Iran
The list is
endless. We regard the whole philosophy of Islamic government in
violation of human and civil rights. Contrary to your explanation,
there isa whole world of contradiction between political Islam and
human rights. There is no common ground between women's and children's
rights and Islam. Your statement not only refuses to address these
issues, but by endorsing, it paves the way to consolidating the very
cause of violation of human rights in Iran.
People in Iran, especially women,
are paying the price of such international praises, by being denied
their rights under Islamic laws. They are struggling for equality and
a secular state. Twenty-four years of torture, execution, sexual
apartheid, child poverty, and the demands for freedom and a secular
state through the daily struggle of people in Iran are proof enough
that there is every contradiction between Islam and basic human
rights.
We regard the statement by the
Noble Peace Prize Committee against the interests of women, children
and the people of Iran, and hence condemn it.
Copy to: Mrs Shirin Ebadi Women's
and Children's Organisations
Political Parties and organisations Mass Media.
Signatures
1-
Mina Ahadi, founder and chair person of International Committee
against Stoning, Representative of organisation of Women's Liberation
abroad;
2- Mehroosh Moosavi, writer and editor of the weekly newspaper of
Organisation of Women's Liberation, member of Militant Women's Central
Council in Germany;
3- Azar Majedi, Chair person of the Organisation of Women's
Liberation, editor of Medusa, journal of Women and Socialism, Chair
person of Middle East Centre in Defence of Women's Rights;
4- Parvin Kaboli, Speaker of International Campaign in Defence of
Women's Rights in Iran, Chief of Persian language Radio Station
Gothenburg, Sweden;
5- Nahid Ryazi, Women's activist, member of Stirring Committee of Pen
Society in Denmark, International Campaign in Defence of Women's
Rights in Iran- Denmark, Chief of Persian language TV in Denmark;
6- Susan Saberu, student, women's activist, Chair of Persian language
Solidarity Radio in Gothenburge;
7- Shahla Khbaz-zadeh, women's activist, Germany;
8- Laila Gasemian, Speaker of International Campaign in Defence of
Women's Rights in Iran, Gothenburge, Sweden;
9- Galavizh Mostafanejad, activist of International Campaign in
Defence of Women's Rights in Iran, Gothenburge, Sweden;
10- Mahin Alipoor, speaker of International Campaign in Defence of
Women's Rights in Iran, tickholm, Sweden;
11- Soheila Sharifi, writer and journalist;
12- Shahnaz Moratab, member of the Workers stirring Committee In
Hessen and Rhine Land Fales Germany, Representative of the
International Committee against Stoning in Frankfurt;
13- Soheila Kyani, Msc in Arabic, Women's activist;
14- Sahra Kyani, Student
15- Tavoos Karimi, Women's activist;
16- Parvin Moazi, Chair of International Campaign in Defence of
Women's Rights in Iran Germany;
17- Halaleh Taheri, Chair of the Organisation in Defence of Women's
Rights in Kurdistan, member of the Women's Committee of the Network of
Human Rights in Sweden, member of the Central Office of Organisation
of Children First;
18- Azam Kamguan, writer, researcher, founder and Chair of the Middle
East Committee in Defence of women's Rights, editor of the Bulletin
Women in the Middle East;
19- Soraya Shahabi, Chair person of Children First, International
Campaign for Children's Rights, Founder of International Campaign in
Defence of Women's Rights in Iran;
20- Ebtesam Rahbari, women's activist in Switzerland;
21- Azar Moosavi, Worker activist, Founder of workers fund at the
pharmaceutical plant of SinaDaroo Iran;
22- Nasrin Ramezanali, Chairperson of International Federation of
Iranian Refugees in Germany, member of the Central Office of
Hambastegi;
23- Solmaz Kyani, Women's activist, Austria;
24- Shahdokht Gorbani, Bsc Phycology, women's activist;
25- Tooran ahmadi, teacher, women's activist, Gachsaran, Iran;
26- Parvin Poorhakim, teacher, women's activist, Gachsaran, Iran;
27- Shahdokht Aryayee, Microbiology student from Kazeroon, Iran;
28- Shagayeg Mehrjoo, Law student, women's activist, Tehran, Iran;
29- Sholeh Ranazade, MA Persian Literature, university lecturer, Iran;
30- Bi bi Ashta, women's activist, Koln, Germany ;
31- Azar Modaresi, Chairperson of TV International;
32- Sara Mohamad, Women's activist from Iraq, founder of the
organisation of Remember Pella and Fatemeh in Sweden;
33- Halaleh rafe, women's activist, speaker of International Campaign
in Defence of Women's Rights in Iraq;
34- Pegah Ahmadzade, student, women's activist, Germany;
35- Shahnaz Khandani, Chairperson of organisation of Children First in
Germany;
36- Narges Mangeneh, activist and member of Children First in Sweden;
37- Nazanin Sadigi, women's activist, presenter Radio Hambastegi,
Persian language radio in Gothenburg, Sweden;
38- Sakar Ahmad, Chairperson of Women's Independent Organisation in
Arbil Iraq, editor of the journal of Equality, Coordinator of
Women's Shelter in Iraq, women's activist in Iraq;
39- Maryam Kousha, member of the management Committee of Iranian Civil
Rights Committee, women's activist, member of the editorial board of
Medusa Journal of Women and Socialism;
40- Zari Asli, women's activist, Coordinator of Committee in Defence
of Women's Rights in the Middle East, Vancouver, Canada;
41- Sima Bahari, political activist, presenter of International Radio,
Stockholm, Sweden;
42- Azar pooya, political activist, women's activist;
43- Mina Ahmadloo, political activist, women's activist in Gothenburg,
Sweden;
44- Gharibeh Hosseini, member of the Swedish Organisation in Defence
of battered women, speaker of International Campaign in Defence of
Women's Rights in Iran, Helsingbory, Sweden;
45- Shahla Daneshfar, initiator of organising Workers' Strike Fund in
Iran, editor of online newspaper Workers;
46- Parvaneh ahmadi, Childrens' activist, member of organisation of
Children First;
47- Nasrin Parvaz, writer of the book Laleh Abasi, ex-political
prisoner in Islamic Republic of Iran;
48- Diana Nami (Galavizh Ghadernezhad), chairperson of the
organisation Remember Hishu, London Britain;
49- Shiva Mahboobi, International Relations of the Committee against
Stoning, Britain;
50- ozra Adami (Abaji), women's activist, Sweden;
51- Nazireh Memary, political activist, women's activist;
52- Ebtesam Azizi, coordinator of the International Campaign in
Defence of Women's Rights in Iran, Denmark;
53- Fereshteh Moradi, , coordinator of the International Campaign in
Defence of Women's Rights in Iran, Holland;
54- Shirin Samavarsaz, bank employee, women's activist, Gohardasht,
Karaj, Iran;
55- Maryam Yadgar Asl, student architect, Esfahan, women's activist;
56- Simin Yadgar Asl, year 8 pupil, women's activist, Esfahan, Iran;
57- Zahra Omidvar, primary school teacher, political prisoner under
the Islamic Republic, political activist, women's activist, Hamadan,
Iran;
58- Ladan Davar, political activist, women's activist, Koln, Germany;
59- Gashow Mohamad, coordinator of the International Campaign in
Defence of Women's Rights in Iraq;
60- Soheila Hasan, self-employed, women's activist;
61- Bigard Vahab, activist of the International Campaign in Defence of
Women's Rights in Iraq, koln, Germany;
62- Nadia Mahmood, well known political and women's activist in Iraq,
coordinator of Middle East Centre for Women's Rights, one of the
founders of the Organisation of Women's Liberation in Iraq;
63- Mahboobeh Sihahmardi, Nurse, women's activist;
64- Maryam Taheri, political and women's activist, ex political
prisoner in the Islamic Republic of Iran;
65- Shahin Pishe Ehsan, women's activist, Belgium;
66- Maryam Namazi, Chair person of International Federation of Iranian
Refugees, Editor of the English journal of the Federation, Editor of
the weekly paper of WPI Briefing;
67- Soheila Khosravi, nurse, political and women's activist;
68- Maryam Afrasiabpoor, Speaker of the International Campaign in
Defence of Women's Rights in Iran, Vesteras Sweden;
69- Zahra Hasanpoor, political and women's activist;
70- Akhtar Falahian, political and women's activist;
71- Maryam Jabarzade, colledge student, Hessen Germany, political
and women's activist;
72- Minoo Hamili, ex-political prisoner in Islamic Republic of Iran,
coordinator of International Federation of Iranian Refugees, Toronto,
Canada, women's activist;
73- Fahime Sadeghi, political and women's activist, coordinator of
International Federation of Iranian Refugees, Vancouver, Canada;
74- Negar Farshidfar, Lawyer and women's activist, Tehran, Iran;
75- Katayoon Aryan Poor, health worker and women's activist, Tabriz,
Iran;
76- Minoo Hemati, political and women's activist, Los Angeles, USA;
77- Maryam Sadeghi, housewife, women's activist;
78- Toghra Gharagozloo, political activist, Chairperson of the Persian
language TV in Berlin (Germany), coordinator of the International
Committee against stoning, Berlin;
79- Maryam Shahabian, women's activist;
80- Anahita, Naser, presenter of Solidarity Radio in Gothenburg,
Sweden, women's activist;
81- Maryam Soltani, hairdresser, women's activist;
82- Vida Baratian, political activist, member of the central office of
International Federation of Iranian Refugees, Germany;
83- Fatemeh Aghabi, political and women's activist;
84- Nazanin Broomand, political and women's activist, editor of the
German language weekly of WPI
Briefing;
85- Soraya Khezri, student of political economy in Hamburg, political
and women's activist, Germany;
86- Soraya Toloyee, housewife, women's activist, Dortmund, Germany;
87- Parvin jabarzadeh, high school pupil, women's activist,
Gothenburg, Sweden;
88- Zahra Agayari, high school pupil, women's activist Padboren,
Germany;
89- Hamideh Jafari, housewife, women's activist, Padboren, Germany;
90- Parisa Pooyandeh, political and women's activist, Amsterdam,
Holland;
91- Lida Sharifi, Bsc Economics, water authority employee, women's
activist, Esfehan, Iran;
92- Shervineh Agha Khodayari, student of English, women's activist,
Shahr Kord, Iran;
93- Nastaran Ali Mohamadi, Mehrabad Airport employee, women's
activist, Tehran, Iran;
94- Shayesteh taherkhani, care assistant, women's activist, Koln,
Germany;
95- Monir Sharif Pooryan, housewife, women's activist;;
96- Sahar Farjad, care assistant, women's activist;
97- Azam Shayesteh, Newspaper Type setter, women's activist, Koln,
Germany;
98- Marziyeh Darjozi, housewife, women's activist, Koln, Germany;
99- Nasim Rahnama, activist of the International Campaign in Defence
of Women's Rights in Iran, coordinator of the Youth Radio, Copenhagen,
Denmark;
100- Shiva Farahmand, activist of the International Campaign in
Defence of Women's Rights in Iran, Copenhagen, Denmark;
101- Behnaz Tahsili, activist of the International Campaign in Defence
of Women's Rights in Iran, Copenhagen, Denmark;
102- Katayoon Farahmand, activist of the International Campaign in
Defence of Women's Rights in Iran, Copenhagen, Denmark;
103- Fakhri Naderi, Coordinator of the International Federation of
Iranian Refugees, Malmoe, Sweden;
104- Samira Shadbakhsh, Carpet factory worker, women's activist,
mashad, Iran;
105- Homa Arjmand, social worker, Msc medical physics, women's
activist;
106- Fariba Mehraban, medical doctor, women's activist, Canada;
107- Vida Niroobakhsh, computer engineer from Canada, women's
activist, Iran;
108- Yadi Golchini, heavy vehicle industry worker, activist against
Islamic laws, Sweden;
109- Mark Sharyat, defender of freedom and human rights;
110- Nader Baktash, political and cultural activist, writer, Paris,
France;
111- Saleh falahi, defender of freedom;
112- Fatemeh Eghdami, political activist, care assistant, Holland;
113- Forough Arghavan, ex-political prisoner, political activist,
Canada;
114- Foad Rowshan, coordinator of Ayandegan Centre, Gothenburg,
Sweden;
115- Esmail Moloudi, member of the leadership committee of Save the
Children-West Sweden region, social worker, member of the council
employee worker's union, West Sweden;
116- Kevin Ketabi, student of physics, political activist, Sweden;
117- Laila Roshan Zamir, political and women's activist, against
Islam;
118- Maryam Roshan Zamir, political and women's activist, against
Islam;
119- Sena pir Khazari, member activist of the International campaign
in defence of Women's Rights in
Iran, Sweden;
120- Sara Moradi, women's and children's activist in Gothenburg,
Sweden;
121- Roya Shud, Information Centre of University of Houston, USA;
122- Khalil Keyvan, political and women's activist, against political
Islam, Sweden;
123- Arezoo Mohamadi, activist of the International campaign in
defence of Women's Rights in Iran,
Sweden;
124- Nader Sharifi, Webmaster and editor of the Internet site Ayeneh,
political activist;
125- Esmail Rasooli, Webmaster and editor of the Iranian Refugee's
Internet site;
126- Mesede Ghaedi, ex-political prisoner of Islamic Republic of Iran,
political activist;
127- reza Akhgar, political and women's activist;
128- Vida Bratian, political and refugee right's activist, member of
the central office of the International federation of Iranian
Refugees, Germany;
129- Vida Ehsan, political prisoner of Islamic Republic of Iran,
supporting freedom movement;
130- Mehran Mahboobi, truck driver, political activist against
political Islam;
131- Hataw Amini, women's activist, Bergen, Norway;
132- jamil Farzan, political activist, Sweden;
133- Siamak Bahari, Chairperson of Radio People's Voice, Stockholm,
Sweden;
134- Abdullah Asadi, activist of refugee's rights and International
Federation of Iranian Refugees;
135- Fariborz pooya, political activist, England, editor of the weekly
WPI Briefing;
136- Eghbal Nazar Gahi, high school teacher in Iran, political
activist in Canada;
137- Fariba Davari, political activist;
138- Sahand Hoseinzadeh, children's activist, Finland;
139- Nazanin Saleh, ex-coordinator of the Women's Shelter in Iraqi
Kurdistan, activist of the Organisation of Women's Liberation in Iraq,
Finland;
140- Howzan, Mahmood, editor of the English language magazine
Equality;
141- Arezoo Pooya, communication engineer, women's activist;
142- Minoo Hemati, women's activist, Los Angeles, USA;
143- Hasan Panahi, Refugee Rights activist, Sweden;
144- Shirin Abdullah, activist of the Independent Organisation of
Women in Iraqi Kurdistan, Finland;
145- Mosam Najam Haji, activist of the Independent Organisation of
Women in Iraqi Kurdistan, Finland;
146- Shokari Abdullah, activist of the Independent Organisation of
Women in Iraqi Kurdistan, Finland;
147- Nazar Hosein, activist of the Independent Organisation of Women
in Iraqi Kurdistan, Finland;
148- Taher Iesa, activist of the Independent Organisation of Women in
Iraqi Kurdistan, Finland;
149- Masoomeh Mahmood Amin, activist of the Independent Organisation
of Women in Iraqi Kurdistan, Finland;
150- Nima, 20 year lod student from Tehran;
151- Tofigh Pirkhazari, activist of children's rights, Sweden;
152- Shirin Farkhondeh, activist of children's rights, Sweden;
153- Karim Shah Mohamadi, activist of children's rights, Sweden;
154- Asad Nodinian,activist in the movement for equality and freedom,
coordinator of the Project to stop and prevent violence against women,
Stockholm, Sweden;
155- Soleyman Ghasemiani, editor of the Kurdish language paper Hana,
writer, Sweden;
156- Bekr Ahmad, poet, writer and journalist, Sweden;
157- Mehran Torabi, painter and designer, Sweden;
158- Goli Salimi, ex-political prisoner of the Islamic Republic of
Iran, assistant to the Hambasteghi Radio in Gothenburg, Sweden;
159- Parastoo Mohajer, political activist,
160- Minoo Armani, socialogist and researcher;
161- Kaveh Ketabchi, social worker;
162- Siavash Modaresi, journalist, editor of the Persian language
journal Poosheh, political activist;
163- Ali Javadi, producer and presenter of the Persian language TV For
A Better World and Against the Current (Channel one Satellite TV),
editor of the journal of Porsesh;
164- Sahand from Hamadan, Iran;
165- Salah Irandoost, editor of the online newspaper Rowzane;
166- Amir Tavakoli, assistant to the weekly newspaper Women's Freedom,
political activist, Sweden;
167- Mohamad Asangaran, political and women's activist, opposition to
political Islam, Germany;
168- Iraj Farzad, e-political prisoner, editor of the newspaper Iskra;
169- Babak Shadidi, representative of the International Federation of
Iranian Refugees in Ankara, Turkey;
170- Ghafar Gholam Veisi, political activist and coordinator of the
International Federation of Iranian
Refugees in Norway;
171- Sadegh Zandi,political activist, assistant to the Persian
language International Radio;
172- Saeed Karamat, researcher in Middle East studies, Toronto,
Canada;
173- Elahe Sardari, women's activist, Ankara, Turkey;
174- Mahmood Rahbari, student, activist of the International
Federation of Iranian Refugees in Switzerland;
175- Sina Behrangi, from Iran against Islam,
176- Ara Noorshirvani, Electronic and assembly industry worker,
women's activist, defender of freedom and equality;
177- Koorosh Modaresi, Leader of Worker-communist Party of Iran;
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