The awarding of the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize to Iranian Narges Mohammadi is an “important reminder” that women’s rights face a “serious setback” in Iran and other parts of the world, the Secretary General said this Friday. from the ONU.
According to António Guterres, this strong setback is felt at several levels, including the persecution of women human rights defenders.
“This Nobel Peace Prize is a tribute to all women who fight for their rights, risking their freedom, their health and even their lives,” added Guterres, quoted in an official statement.
The non-governmental organization (NGO) Human Rights Watch (HRW) also considered that by awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Narge Mohammadi, the Nobel Committee recognizes the “immense contributions, altruistic sacrifices and courage and resilience” that the activist and other Iranians Human rights activists “demonstrate daily in their fight for a brighter, rights-respecting Iran.”
“For more than two decades, Narges Mohammadi has been a crucial member of Iranian civil society, organizing under intense repression to promote human rights and equality, and accountability for serious violations,” said Tirana Hassan, executive director from HRW, cited in a statement. .
In this sense, the NGO called on the Iranian authorities to “immediately and unconditionally release” Narges Mohammadi and other imprisoned human rights activists.
In recent years, the Tehran regime has detained Narges Mohammadi 13 times. She has been convicted five times and is currently serving a 16-year prison sentence.
The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded this Friday to the Iranian activist, in the name of “the struggle of women in Iran against oppression,” as announced by the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
According to the committee, the election of this activist, vice president of the Center for Human Rights Defenders, was also due to “her fight to promote human rights and freedom for all.”
In 2022, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Ales Bialiatski of Belarus, and the human rights organizations Memorial of Russia and the Center for Civil Liberties of Ukraine.
Source: TSF
