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20/10/23 06:45 AM IST

Mahsa Amini, the Kurdish-Iranian woman is awarded EU human rights prize

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  • Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody in Iran last year,was awarded the European Union’s top human rights prize.
EU human rights award
  • The EU award, named for Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov, was created in 1988 to honor individuals or groups who defend human rights and fundamental freedoms.
  • Sakharov, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, died in 1989.
  • Last year's prize was awarded to the people of Ukraine and their representatives for their resistance to Russia’s invasion and defiance during the ongoing war.
Other nominated people
  • Other finalists this year included Vilma Núñez de Escorcia and Roman Catholic Bishop Rolando Álvarez — two emblematic figures in the fight for the defense of human rights in Nicaragua — and a trio of women from Poland, El Salvador and the United States leading a fight for “free, safe and legal abortion.”
Why Amini was awarded ?
  • Amini died on Sept. 16, 2022, after she was arrested for allegedly violating Iran’s mandatory headscarf law.
  • Her death triggered protests that spread across the country and rapidly escalated into calls for the overthrow of Iran’s four-decade-old Islamic theocracy.
  • The demonstrations largely died down early this year, but there are still widespread signs of discontent.
  • For several months, women could be seen openly flaunting the headscarf rule in Tehran and other cities, prompting a renewed crackdown over the summer.
Source- The Hindu

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