‘We are close to the 30th anniversary of the Islamic revolution. The Islamic Revolution came to power with the vote of the people. There is no way that we can say that the people of Iran in 1979 did not want the Islamic Revolution – no, they voted for it. Therefore, the Islamic Republic doeshave legitimacy for the votes of the people, which happened in 1979. But whether it has legitimacy, its legitimacy can only be proved if it observes human rights. And what is the story of human rights in Iran? What is the status of human rights?’
Those questions, formulated by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi explain clearly why MO* decedid to invite dr. Ebadi to deliver the first MO*lecture in Brussels.
