Captain Lakshmi Sehgal chaired the first panel discussion of the inaugural session.

The others who were part of the panel included Mustafa Barghouti from Palestine, Abdul Amir al Rekaby from Iraq, Arundhati Roy, actress Shabana Azmi, Brazilian activist Chico Whitaker, British Labour Party MP and anti-war activist Jeremy Corbyn and Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi.

Shirin Ebadi (in picture) said the US was not allowing the Iraqi and Afghan citizens to exercise their fundamental rights. She appealed to women to oppose the male-dominated society and fight for equality.

She also urged the United Nations to work towards helping Palestine achieve freedom.

Also see: The Power of Youth

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