Shirin Ebadi Quotes About Terrorism

Quotes about: Terrorism

• 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 Guantánamo 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 Ebadi

  War, Rights, Government

  Interview with Amitabh Pal, www.sharedhost.progressive.org. August 2, 2004.

• When a person is humiliated, when his rights are being violated, and he does not have the proper education, naturally he gravitates toward terrorism.

  Shirin Ebadi

  Rights, Doe, Terrorism

• The idea of cultural relativism is nothing but an excuse to violate human rights. Human rights is the fruit of various civilizations. I know of no civilization that tolerates or justifies violence, terrorism, or injustice. There is no civilization that justifies the killing of innocent people. Those who are invoking cultural relativism are really using that as an excuse for violating human rights and to put a cultural mask on the face of what they're doing.

  Shirin Ebadi

  People, Violence, Human Rights

  Source: progressive.org

• The fight against terrorism is a legitimate fight. And certainly whoever commits terrorism should be brought to justice. Unfortunately, the United States and a few other governments have used the war on terrorism as a way of violating human rights.

  Shirin Ebadi

  War, Fighting, Justice

  Source: progressive.org

• I know of no civilization that tolerates or justifies violence, terrorism, or injustice. There is no civilization that justifies the killing of innocent people. Those who are invoking cultural relativism are really using that as an excuse for violating human rights and to put a cultural mask on the face of what they're doing.

  Shirin Ebadi

  Rights, Civilization, People

  Interview with Amitabh Pal, progressive.org. September 1, 2004.

• Certainly, the fight against terrorism is a legitimate fight. And certainly whoever commits terrorism should be brought to justice.

  Shirin Ebadi

  Fighting, Justice, Terrorism

  Interview with Amitabh Pal, progressive.org. September 1, 2004.

• Terrorism is based on two major pillars: One is injustice, and the other is a certainty of attitude, the notion that their version of the story is the correct one.

  Shirin Ebadi

  Attitude, Two, Stories

  Interview with Amitabh Pal, www.sharedhost.progressive.org. August 2, 2004.

• Unfortunately, violence begets violence. And this is how the war on terrorism seems to be going at this juncture. A lot of people are losing their lives. Many children are losing their parents. Too many houses are being destroyed. And, unfortunately, the arms industry seems to flourish.

  Shirin Ebadi

  Children, War, People

  Interview with Amitabh Pal, www.sharedhost.progressive.org. August 2, 2004.

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