Mr. Speaker, today is the 21st day of the hunger strike of Iranian political prisoner Nasrin Sotoudeh, the face, symbol and embodiment of the human rights struggle in Iran; a leader in the struggle for women's rights amidst the persistent and pervasive assault against women; a leader in the struggle against child executions, while Iran has executed more minors per capita than any other country in the world; and a courageous lawyer for political prisoners, while Iran has imprisoned more than 60 lawyers for their human rights work, until she became a political prisoner herself.
Monsieur le Président, pour une 21 journée, aujourd'hui, Nasrin Sotoudeh, prisonnière politique iranienne, fait la grève de la faim. Mme Sotoudeh est le visage, le symbole et l'incarnation de la lutte pour le respect des droits de la personne en Iran.