At here acceptance ceremony for the Nobel Peace Prize, Iranian human rights activist, Shirin Ebadi warned that the so-called war on terrorism must not erode civil liberties and human rights. Speaking in Persian, she said: “In the past two years, some states have violated the universal principles and laws of human rights by using the events of Sept. 11 and the war on international terrorism as a pretext.” She continued “Regulations restricting human rights and basic freedoms … have been justified and given legitimacy under the cloak of the war on terrorism.” Ebadi, an attorney, is the first Muslim woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.