Shirin Ebadi & Jody Williams on the US-Iran Conflict (Press Conference) - April 12, 2006
AMERICAN AND IRANIAN NOBEL PEACE PRIZE LAUREATES DEMAND A PEACEFUL SOLUTION TO IRAN-U.S. CONFLICT
Ms. Williams and Ms. Ebadi are members of the newly founded Women Nobel Peace Laureates Initiative which also includes Betty Williams (Ireland, 1977) and Wangari Maathai (Kenya, 2004). They are currently in Los Angeles to receive the Global Women's Rights Award from the Feminist Majority Foundation. In a joint statement Williams and Ebadi declared, 'We demand a non-violent world where human security is the basis of our common global security. In such a world the basic needs of all peoples are addressed global security is enhanced when individuals and their families have a stake in and hope for their own futures. No more military attacks. No more war.
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Watch the press conference - Part I - Real Video (29:20)
Part II (Q&A Session) - Real Video (14:03)
Listen to the press conferernce (Real Audio)
Related Links
Joint Statement
Global Women's Rights Awards - Beverly Hills (April 11, 2006)
Feminist Majority Foundation
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