International Committee for Transition to Democracy in Iran

International Committee for Transition to Democracy in Iran (CITDI)


 * "Founded on the principles and values enunciated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and various conventions adopted by the United Nations since, Comité International pour la Transition à la Démocratie en Iran (CITDI) sets itself the task of contributing to and facilitating the transition of Iran to a republic, based on parliamentary democracy and the separation of the state and the religious authority, expressing the unfettered will of the Iranian people. In order to achieve this aim, CITDI will use all legal, democratic, and nonviolent means at its disposal. In particular, CITDI will endeavour to mobilize the international public opinion and draw the attention of international authorities concerned with the application of the principles of Human Rights in order bring pressure to bear on those clinging to a power that is not based on the democratic will of the people of Iran."

Members

 * Samir Amin, Economist.
 * Antonio L. Antunes, Novelist (Portugal).
 * Claude Cheysson, Fmr Fr. For. Minister.
 * Regis Debray, Philosopher.
 * M.-Ch. Ferjani, Pol. Scientist/Islamologist (CNRS, Univ.Lyon II).
 * Philippe Fritsch, Sociologist (Univ. Lyon II).
 * Costa Gavras, Film Director.
 * Antonio Gomez-Moriana, Prof. of Comparative Literature (Montreal & Vancouver, The Canadian Academy of Sciences and Humanities).
 * Albert Jacquard, Scientist.
 * Peter von Moos, Historian (Germany).
 * Paul Noirot, Publisher (Paris).
 * Jose Saramago, (Nobel Laureate, Literature).
 * Roland Sublon, Fr. Dean, Faculty of Theology (Strasbourg).
 * Jean.-Pierre Vernant, (Historian, Collège de France).
 * Jean Ziegler, Sociologist, UN Special Rapporteur (Geneva).


 * Helene Antoniadis-Bibicou, Hisorian.
 * Andre Brigot, Sociologist.
 * Andre Guillou, Historian.
 * Maurice Godelier, Anthropologist.
 * Alain Joxe, Sociologist.
 * Pierre Vidal-Naquet, Historian (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris).

Supporters
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 * Ian Angus, Prof. of Humanities (Vancouver).
 * Antoine Casanova, historien (Directeur de La Pensée).
 * Noam Chomsky, Professor of Linguistics (MIT).
 * C. Fuehrer, Pastor (Leipzig).
 * Alain Hayot, Sociologist.
 * A.M. Hochet, Sociologist.
 * Jean-Pierre Kahane, Mathématicien (Membre de l’Académie des Sciences).
 * John G. Mason, Political Scientist (N.Y.).
 * Geraldo Otero, Sociologist (Vancouver).
 * Harold Pinter, Playwright. Svend Robinson, MP, Hum. Rights Spokesman for the NDP (Canada).
 * Imre Szeman, Director, Institute on Globalization and the Human Condition (McMaster Univ., Canada).
 * Immanuel Wallerstein, Sociologist.
 * Edward Said, Prof. of Literature

Contact

 * Web: http://www.iranebidar.com/citdi.html