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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