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Shirin Ebadi (Persian: شيرين عبادى, romanized: Širin Ebādi; born 21 June 1947) is an Iranian Nobel laureate, lawyer, writer, teacher and a former judge and founder of the Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran.
Jun 17, 2024 · Shirin Ebadi, Iranian lawyer, writer, and teacher, who received the Nobel Prize for Peace in 2003 for her efforts to promote democracy and human rights, especially those of women and children in Iran. She was the first Muslim woman and the first Iranian to receive the award.
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Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer, judge, author and Nobel Peace Prize winner for her work on human rights. She has defended many cases of political, social and children's rights, and founded the Human Rights Defence Centre in Iran.
Shirin Ebadi is the first female Peace Prize laureate from the Islamic world. She defended human rights and especially women's and children's rights in Iran, despite being imprisoned and persecuted by the authorities.
Oct 6, 2023 · In 2003, Dr. Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for being a defender of the rights of women and children despite threats to her safety. Since 2009, she has been living in exile in London. Dr...
Dec 15, 2003 · As an attorney who specializes in the cases of dissidents, women and children, Ebadi has emerged as a major thorn in the side of the authorities in recent years. She represented the families of the writers and intellectuals who fell victim to government-backed hit men.
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Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer, author, and human rights activist who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003. She founded several organizations to protect children's and human rights, and has been living in exile in London since 2009.
