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MEK \/ PMOI\u00a0<\/a>Free\u00a0 Iran rally in Albania<\/a> \u2013 Bandanda Rana, Vice Chair \u2013 UN CEDAW Committee supported MEK and\u00a0 Maryam Rajavi\u2019s plan for a free and democratic Iran<\/a>, July 13, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bandana Rana: Such a\njoy, pride, and honor to be standing before this powerful collective voice\nagainst resistance. I come from a small country in Asia, Nepal, which is more\nknown for its highest mountain, Mount Everest, and the birthplace of Buddha,\nthe promotor of peace and human rights. I don\u2019t boast of a very significant\ncareer or position, but for the last 33 years, I have been working to address\nall forms of violence against women, discrimination, and promoting gender\nequality. I started from the communities in Nepal but my journey led me to\nexpand my advocacy nationally, regionally, and many times globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bandana Rana: My journey\nalso took me to the corridors of the United Nations advocating for global\npolicies that impact at the national level. And I recall, 20 years ago,\nparticipating in a panel discussion on gender equality and women\u2019s rights and\nthe moderator at the end of the conversation said he would ask one question and\nyou would have to answer one sentence within ten seconds. No time to think. And\nthe question was, ten years from now what change would you like to see? This\nwas 20 years ago. And the answer that had to come in ten seconds, I said, \u201cI\nwant to see every house rejoice at the birth of a girl.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bandana Rana: Today,\ntoday I see a leader, Maryam Rajavi She earns so much of joy, respect, warmth, love\nthat you give to her. And I feel so proud to be a woman, to see this leadership.\nI think the resilience, the power, the solidarity, of the Iranian women are\ninspirational to other women in the world as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My activism today\nhas taken me to a global platform where I am in the United Nations convention\non the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women, CEDAW as it is\nmore known of. It\u2019s a bill of rights, it includes women\u2019s holistic rights. But\nwhen I looked at Maryam Rajavi\u2019s 10-point agenda, I could see so much of\ncommonalities in what the CEDAW mandates. Fundamental freedom of women,\nequality before the law, end of all discrimination, sexual subjugation,\nequality in family, and equality in all spheres political, economic, and\nsocial. In the CEDAW we continue to engage with member states to bring about\nthat fundamental freedom of women. I work on women peace and security,\npromoting women\u2019s participation in peace. And we all know there cannot be peace\nwithout women. And where a movement like yours is led by a woman, peace is\ncertainly assured sooner or later. My solidarity to all of you. Thank you. <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"