OTHERS SAY Advice and rebuke
Posted: October 19, 2009 at 4:19 a.m.
Shirin Ebadi, a 62-year-old Iranian lawyer who won the Nobel Peace Prize six years ago, is generally cautious and measured in her speech. She is a human rights lawyer who says that she does not involve herself in politics. She says that it’s not her job to favor one party over another, as long as the government respects people’s right to express themselves.
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Editorial, Pages 12 on 10/19/2009
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