The Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights activist Tawakkol Karman today delivered a speech at the 18th world summit of Nobel Prize Laureates, which has kicked off today in South Korea and will last three days.

During her speech, Tawakkol Karman indicated that going back on democracy is the greatest threat to international peace and security, adding that democracy not only establishes a real political process, but also supports and consolidates peace internally and externally.

She pointed out that racism is being fueled by some politicians, parties, and the media, which imposes a real risk even to democracies described as strong and well-established.

In the same context, she also called for the isolation of such regimes and reduction of opportunities for cooperation with them until they adopt reform policies, noting that a world composed of tyrannical governments stands in fact on the brink of an abyss.

On the sidelines of the annual event, extensive discussions and interventions took place on political and intellectual issues, with the participation of a number of prominent figures, including Nobel Prize laureates.

 

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