The Government Of Iran Claims That Every

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.

Any Person Who Pursues Human Rights In Iran Must Live With Fear From Birth To Death, But I Have Learned To Overcome My Fear.

Some Criticize Me, Thinking I'm Too Tolerant Of The Clerical Regime In Iran. In Response, I Have To Say, I Have Served Time In Prison, I Have Lost My Position [as A Judge]. Do I Need To Prove That I Am Brave? Do I Need To Be Killed?

People Are Fundamentally Good. But Conditions Deteriorate Them.

I Want To Take My American Friends Back To The End Of World War Ii, When The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights Was Formulated. A Group Of Thinkers Met To Come Up With Ways And Means To Prevent Yet Another War. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt Played A Crucial Role In Assembling This Group Of People. And That Is Why The Name Of The United States Is Synonymous With The Cause Of Human Rights Around The World.