Manouchehr Ganji is a human rights activist and a former Minister of Education of Iran from 1976 until 1979.
11 Facts About Manouchehr Ganji
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Manouchehr Ganji served as professor of international law and international organizations at Tehran University from 1966 to 1979.
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Manouchehr Ganji was the founder and the first director of the university's Center for Graduate International Studies.
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Manouchehr Ganji served as the dean of Faculty of Law and Political Science of Tehran University and he acted as the advisor to the prime minister of Iran, Amir Abbas Hoveida, between 1974 and 1976.
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Manouchehr Ganji has written 27 books in Persian, English and French and many articles on the topics of international protection of human rights, civil disobedience and international law.
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Manouchehr Ganji has been a human rights protagonist since his student days in the US, in the 1950s.
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At the time of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's reign, Manouchehr Ganji convinced the Shah to invite the International Committee of Red Cross to open up permanent offices in Iran, to visit and inspect Iranian prisons and guarantee that no torture was taking place there.
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Since the Iranian Revolution, Manouchehr Ganji has been active in bringing violations of human rights in Iran by the ruling clerics to the world's attention.
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In 1973 and 1976, Manouchehr Ganji was elected by the UN Commission on Human Rights to serve, in his personal capacity, as a member of the UN Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities.
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Manouchehr Ganji is founder and secretary general of the Organization for Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms for Iran whose aims and purposes are educating the Iranian people about their rights and freedoms, demanding their respect by the authorities, and through civil disobedience striving towards the establishment of a free and pluralistic society respectful of human rights, the rule of non-discrimination, separation of church and state and a parliamentary democracy in Iran.
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Manouchehr Ganji is the author of many books and articles in Persian, English, and French.