Petition: Irwin Cotler Doesn’t Deserve Nobel Peace Prize

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Iranian-Canadian activist Mehdi Samadian launched a petition against nomination of Irwin Cotler for Nobel Peace Prize. Recently it was reported that former Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin nominated Mr. Cotler for Nobel Peace Prize.

Click here to review the full text of the petition.

The petition organizers believe that Irwin Cotler has supported and advocated for political actors and policies “instigating conflicts and prolonging instability at the international stage”. They further add three main reasons to support their argument:

The petition concludes as following:

While Mr. Cotler’s work as legal counsel to prisoners of conscience is worthy of commendation, in his political career Irwin Cotler has often been bias endorsing policies that further oppressed the Palestinian people, therefore prolonging decades of Palestinian plight to resist Israeli occupation. Moreover, and through his work with neo-conservative lobby groups as well as the infamous MEK and its affiliates Irwin Cotler has tried to undermine the nuclear agreement with Iran seeking to reverse attempts to reinstate peace and mitigating tension in that region. For these reasons we believe that Mr. Cotler fails to meet substantial criteria needed for recognition of a Nobel Peace Prize.