QUOTES
“We demand
a non-violent world where human security is the basis of our common global security.
People have the right to live in a world where the basic needs of all peoples
are addressed. No more military attacks. No more war.”
Democracy
doesn't recognize east or west; democracy is simply people's will. Therefore,
I do not acknowledge that there are various models of democracy; there is just
democracy itself.
Human
rights is a universal standard. It is a component of every religion and every
civilization.
"For
anyone who pursues human rights in Iran, fear is a constant threat from birth
to death. I have managed to overcome that fear."
How
can you defy fear? Fear is a human instinct, just like hunger. Whether you like
it or not, you become hungry. Similarly with fear. But I have learned to train
myself to live with this fear.
I
maintain that nothing useful and lasting can emerge from violence.
My
aim is to show that those governments that violate the rights of people by invoking
the name of Islam have been misusing Islam.
The
idea of cultural relativism is nothing but an excuse to violate human rights.
We must not enable
anyone to impose his personal view regarding religion on others by force, oppression,
or pressure.
