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8 ... The recipient of the award was Abdolfattah Soltani, a human rights lawyer. At the last minute, at the airport in Iran, Mr Soltani was arrested by the Iranian police and had his passport taken from him. Christina Ledingham, United Kingdom It was really moving to see Mr Soltani’s wife receive her husband’s award, and to listen to his video message. It was good to see and hear that there are still people in the world who are concerned about and care for other people and do all that they can so that we all can live in peace with each other and have equal opportunities in every field of life. Hajnalka Tóth, Hungary Nuremberg International Human Rights Award On Sunday, October 4th, the participants of the 11th European FACE meeting had the great privilege to attend the prestigious International Nuremberg Human Rights Award ceremony. Expectations were high as they left the Youth Hostel in their best clothes for the Nuremberg Opera House – and they were certainly met. Unfortunately, and for the first time in the history of the International Nuremberg Human Rights award, the recipient was not present at the ceremony. At the last minute, at the airport in Iran, Abdolfattah Soltani, an Iranian lawyer and Human Rights activist, had been arrested by the Iranian police and had his passport taken from him. This made the whole ceremony even more poignant. And so we listened with awe to the speeches made by the Mayor of Nuremberg, Dr. Ulrich Maly, and other high ranking officials representing the Federal German Government (Günter Gloser, Minister of State for Europe) the United Nations (Prof. Dr. Leondro O. Despouy, Former United Nations Special Rapporteuer on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers) and to the President of the „Fédération Internationale des Ligues des Droits de l‘Homme“, Souhayr Belhassen, who unanimously condemned the behaviour of the Iranian government and praised the courage and achievements of Mr Soltani. Throughout the ceremony, pictures were shown on a screen of the beautiful city of Tehran, but also of violent street scenes and demonstrations and portraits of an extremely friendly and energetic looking man in his fifties, emanating a great zest for life - the prize winner himself. Under extremely difficult conditions, he fights against human rights violations perpetrated in his country. Only in June this year, after the protests following the Iranian presidential elections, had he been arrested without an arrest warrant and taken to the notorious and much dreaded Evin Prison. He had already been imprisoned there several times, mostly in solitary confinement. So we were deeply moved when Soltani‘s wife, Masoumeh Degan, received the Human Rights award on behalf of her husband amidst standing ovations lasting for several minutes and when we heard his voice in a recorded message to the audience. The atmosphere of profound admiration and solidarity for Mr Soltani and his family reigning throughout the ceremony that morning was virtually palpable and made the event an unforgettable and very moving experience for all of us. Regine Lorenz
La Remise du prix des Droits de l’Homme nous a émues et intéressées et les nombreuses activités auxquelles nous avons pu participer nous ont réellement enthousiasmées. Estelle Sabatier, France Nürnberger Nachrichten, 05. Oktober 2009 …Im Mittelpunkt des Meetings stand die Verleihung des internationalen Human Rights Preises. Dass die Teilnehmer aus 10 verschiedenen europäischen Ländern teilnehmen konnten war ein unvergessliches Erlebnis für alle Teilnehmer. Gleichzeitig war es ein Zeichen, wie ernst es die Jugendlichen mit ihrem Kampf gegen die Intoleranz und Kampf für die Menschenrechte meinen. Martin Kolaric, Slowakei Article 1 - Universal Declaration of Human Rights All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. 9
Page 1 and 2: “Yes to respect - no to racism!
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Page 14 and 15: 14 Workshops In preparation for the
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Page 23 and 24: Closing event On Tuesday evening, a
Page 25 and 26: Austria Verein Jugend für Europa,
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Page 29 and 30: Slovakia Gymnázium Pankúchova 6,
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