"The people of Iran deserve human rights and democracy, " the former prime minister of Finland told her fellow MEPs.

BBC: MEPs condemn human rights violations in Iran and Egpyt

The event was attended by French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault , UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet, former President of Finland Tarja Halonen, Director-General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict Leila Zerrougui.

UNESCO: Office in Islamabad