To: Mr. Kofi Annan,
the UN Secretary General
His excellency, Mr.
Kofi Annan, the UN Secretary
General,
Despite the fact that the whole world is now aware of
the saga of the Iranian journalist Akbar
Ganji and his hunger strike in Iran’s
Evin prison, and although all of the
institutions under your auspice have protested against the unjust
treatment of this courageous writer, and against a background of
strong protests of the major European and American members of your
Security Council, and although his lawyer, Ms. Shirin
Ebaadi, the Noble Prize Laureate has
begged for the cooperation of the world’s human right organizations,
your response to reporters who yesterday asked for your comments in
this regard was that: “I have not enough information on this case
and, thus, cannot comment on it.”
Dear Sir! As citizens of the planet earth who believe in the
Declaration of Human Rights, we have a few questions for
you:"How much information on a case is
considered to be “enough” for you? Once this threshold is reached,
what would you comment on such a case? And, as the head of a world
organization that is created to expand peace and human rights all
over the word, what will your action be beafter
uttering that comment?
Dear Mr. Anaan! United Nation
Organization was not created to ignore the atrocities of its member
governments. Such connivance actually defies the purpose of the UN
mission. And you are not selected to head such a large and expensive
organization only to act as a diplomat who uses an ambiguous
language not to talk about the misconducts of a member of his
organization.
Dear Mr. Anaan! We think that, according
to the mission statement of the UN and the responsibilities bestowed
on you, it is now the time for you to get “enough” information about
the case of this freedom-loving citizen of our planet through your
numerous sources (or just by calling Ms. Ebaadi
and talking with her for a few minutes). And once this information
seems enough to you, you are expected not only to comment on this
case but to act vigorously and effectively.
Dear Mr. Anaan! If you continue to keep
yourself unaware of this vital case, you will soon find that the
blood of a courageous journalist who has died in a corner of a
political prison has tainted your hands too.
With heartily regards for an organization that is set up to protect
the nations and not the government,
Shokooh Mirzadegi
(Iranian writer)
Dr. Esmail Nooriala
(Iranian writer)
July 14, 2005-07-14
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