Iran: Women are terrorized

Index Number: MDE 13/049/2004
Fecha de publicación: 29 diciembre 2004
Categorías: Irán, Oriente Medio y Norte de África

Shirin Ebadi is fighting for a new interpretation of Islamic Shari'a laws. In the opinion of the Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, the interpretation of the Shari'a permitting discrimination of women is incorrect. She emphasises that women are protesting against these laws. As a lawyer and a human rights defender in Iran, she is giving priority to working towards changing this interpretation of Islam.