Mehrangiz Kar

Overview

Mehrangiz Kar born Ahvaz, Iran October 10, 1944. Muslim; human rights activist; lawyer; journalist; arrested and sentenced to 4 years, but released in 2 months for cancer treatment, 2000. Recipient of Trarieux Prize and Human Rights First award.

Quotations

"Surviving two world wars, in 1948 the human race decided to plan for a war-free, discrimination-free and violence-free world. Each of the 30 articles in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is influenced by the love of mankind for mankind and human dignity." (Dec. 20, 2010 to American Islamic Conference; photo M. Kar homepage)