[WSIS CS-Plenary] RE: suggestion for WSIS opening speakers
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Dear Amir,
I would like to add my voice and congratulate you for this excellent news.
Indeed, we women's rights activists, especially working in areas of peace
building with a gender perspective, are very proud to see a woman winning
the Nobel Peace Prize! You have all our support in proposing her to address
the opening of WSIS. We were having a meeting with CONGO members and NGOCSW
last Friday when Renata announced it and we all proposed that Mrs Ebadi
should be invited.
Regards,
Bineta Diop
Femmes Africa Solidarité
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John R. Gagain Jr." <j.gagain at funglode.org>
To: <bureau at geneva2003.org>; <plenary at wsis-cs.org>
Cc: <louise.lassonde at ties.itu.int>
Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2003 9:38 PM
Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] RE: suggestion for WSIS opening speakers
> Amir,
>
> You have my vote. I think she would be ideal and a great representative
of
> civil society.
>
> John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bureau-request at geneva2003.org
> [mailto:bureau-request at geneva2003.org]On Behalf Of west Asia
> Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2003 10:12 AM
> To: plenary at wsis-cs.org
> Cc: bureau at geneva2003.org; louise.lassonde at ties.itu.int
> Subject: suggestion for WSIS opening speakers
>
>
> Dear CS Plenary Members
>
>
> Thank you all for your emails reagrding the Iranian winner of the noble
> peace prize, I received some very good proposals form many civil society
> members for inviting Mrs.Ebadi (the recent winner of Noble prize for
peace)
> for the WSIS and CS plenary, I will ask her definitely and I also have a
> better Idea, as you know for the inauguration speech of WSIS there are 3
> speakers and one from CS, Louise told us to give them names to be informed
> to ITU secretary general for final selection, I hereby strongly advice to
> ask Mrs.Ebadi to be the CS speaker after Kofi Annan. It is very legitimate
> as she is a human rights advocate and recent noble winner and a true and
> active member of civil society especially in difficult conditions of Iran,
> If you also agree and support, I will speak with her.
>
> Louise: could you please advise me on the process?
>
> Best regards
>
> Amir Barmaki
> Tehran
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Neshat Saeid" <saeidneshat at yahoo.com>
> To: <plenary at wsis-cs.org>
> Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2003 2:22 PM
> Subject: RE: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Noble peace prize
>
>
> > Dear Amir and Dear Izumi,
> >
> > I share your feelings. For me, as an Iranian, it is
> > really a great news !
> >
> > I am just sending you a very short text about her.
> >
> > Best
> > Saeid N. Neshat
> >
> > =========================
> > Dear friends,
> >
> > I am so happy that Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian woman won
> > Nobel Peace Prize. She really deserves it. I just
> > wanted to share my feelings with you.
> >
> > For your information, I just wrote the following lines
> > for you.
> >
> > Human rights activist Shirin Ebadi won the 2003 Nobel
> > Peace Prize on Friday - 10 October 2003 - for her work
> > fighting for democracy and the rights of women and
> > children, the first woman and the first Iranian to
> > receive the accolade.
> >
> > "By honoring Shirin, the Norwegian Nobel Committee has
> > recognized the critical importance of human rights and
> > the individuals who defend them around the world,"
> > Amnesty International said.
> >
> > Born in 1937 in Hamdan in Iran - Shirin Ebadi finished
> > her BA in law and started her carrier as a judge in
> > 1965 and continued to be a judge until 1969. She has
> > been the first woman to be a judge in history of
> > Judiciary in Iran. In 1983, she became a lawyer and
> > has published so many papers in different journals.
> >
> > Ms. Ebadi is well known for her work on children's and
> > women's rights. She founded the Society for Protection
> > of Children's Rights in 1993 and has published many
> > books among them we can name the following titles:
> > - Children's Rights, 1988
> > - Medical Law, 1989
> > - Small Children, 1990
> > - Refugees' Rights, 1992
> > - Tradition and Modernity in Iran's law, 1994
> > - Comparative Children Rights, 1997
> >
> > Shirin Ebadi was honored by Human Rights Watch in 1997
> > and has got the prize for human rights monitors. She
> > won also a prize by Alzahra University for his book on
> > "Children Rights".
> >
> > Ms. Shirin Ebadi was awarded the 2001 Rafto Prize in
> > recognition of her sustained fight, over many years,
> > for human rights and democracy in Iran. In particular,
> > her efforts have focused on strengthening the legal
> > status of women and children.
> >
> > Saeid N. Neshat (human rights activist - Iran)
> >
> >
> > --- Izumi AIZU <izumi at anr.org> wrote:
> >
> > ---------------------------------
> > That's a great news, Amir. Congratulations!!
> >
> > Is there any possibility for the Civil Society plenary
> > to invite herto
> > join WSIS under Civil society umbrella? I think that
> > will addthe
> > interest and significance significantly.
> >
> > izumi
> >
> >
> > Web:http://www.funglode.org
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
> > plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org[mailto:plenary-admin at wsis-cs.org]OnBehalf
> > Of westasiaregion at hotmail.com
> > Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 5:15 PM
> > To: bureau at geneva2003.org; Planery WSIS
> > Subject: [WSIS CS-Plenary] Noble peace prize
> > Importance: High
> >
> >
> > Dear Civil Society members
> >
> > I am honored to inform you that Mrs.Shirin Ebadi
> > form the society forprotection of children rights in
> > Iran and the human rights activist and agood friend of
> > us has been elected as NOBLE PEACE PRIZE winner
> > of2003.
> >
> > I congratulate all human rights activists and
> > member of civil societyin and out of Iran.
> >
> > Best regards
> >
> > Amir Bamaki
> > Iran
> > West Asia Region Focal Point
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Amir A Angha
> > To: aaangha at yahoo.com
> > Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 7:25 PM
> >
> >
> > Hello Everybody,
> > Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian human rights activist, won
> > the 2003 NobelPeace Prize. please check the following
> > links. have a wonderful day!
> > AAA
> >
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3181428.stm
> >
> >
> >
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