90 Quotes by Shirin Ebadi

When you vote, vote for those who are not warmongers, and vote for those who respect human rights. When you see a president who doesn't respect human rights, don't vote for that person.

Sadly the job security of lawyers has been ruined, so they are less willing to defend political defendants.

The Iranian government intends to use the nuclear program for peaceful purposes, but must convince international public opinion of that.

The international community can't trust such a government. If the government of Iran wants the international community to believe in what it says, it should try to bring true, pure democracy into the country. The political solution to the energy issue or the nuclear case is democracy in Iran.

When we criticize in Iran the actions of the government, the fundamentalists say that we and the Bush Administration are in the same camp. The funny thing is that human rights activists and Mr. Bush can never be situated in the same group.

What is important is that one utilizes one's intellect and not to be 100 percent sure about one's convictions. One should always leave room for doubt.

So far they've not taken into account any of the issues that we raised in our appeal and they've not called any of our witnesses,

No American soldier should be allowed to se t foot on Iranian soil, regardless of the criticism we have of the Iranian government.

Sixty-three percent of our university students are female. But you still see violations of women's rights in Iran. A Muslim man can have up to four wives. He can divorce his wife without offering any reason, while it is quite difficult for a woman to get a divorce.