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Portugal at the centre of world Human Rights
• 05 Apr 2007 •
 LISBON will be the capital of Human Rights from April 20-25 when it hosts the triennial congress of the International Human Rights Federation (FIDH). This event is scheduled to be closed with a parade of the 500 delegates from 150 countries, including Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian lawyer, human rights activist and founder of Children's Rights Support Association in Iran.
In 2003, Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her significant and pioneering efforts for democracy and human rights, especially women and children’s rights. She was the first Iranian and the first Muslim woman to receive the prize.
Shirin Ebadi said about FDIH: “It is indispensable to conjugate our efforts nationally, regionally, and internationally so that the respect of Human Rights may predominate. That is what the FIDH does on a daily basis. It is only by uniting and co-ordinating our actions that we will be able to make the principles of truth, justice, and the respect of human beings prevails. I would also like to testify to the tremendous support and solidarity I received when I was facing the solitude of my combat and the isolation of detention. The action of the FIDH was decisive in breaking this isolation.”
As well as migration politics and economics, the congress will also evaluate FIDH activities to date and set the agenda for new challenges and commitments. On April 25, on the anniversary of the 1974 Portuguese revolution, the congress delegates will participate in a parade in Lisbon to mark the event.
FIDH aims to contribute to the respect of all the rights defined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and obtain effective improvements in the protection of victims, the prevention of Human Rights violations and the sanction of their perpetrators. |  Return to Top
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