SHIRIN EBADI

2003 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

for her efforts for democracy and human rights

• Born: June 2, 1947
• Alternate Spellings of Name: Shirin Ibadi, Chirine Ebadi
• Biographical highlights:
  • 1969 Graduated from Faculty of Law, Tehran University
  • 1975-1979 First Female Iranian Judge
  • 1979 Iranian Revolution, forced to resign and start work as an attorney
  • 1994 Help found Society for Protecting the Child's Rights in Iran
  • 1996 Awarded plate by Human Rights Watch
  • 2000 Attorney for families of writers and intellectuals who were victims of "serial murders" in 1998-1999
  • 2000 Arrested and imprisoned for "disturbing public opinion" in relation to "serial murders" case
  • 2001 Awarded Rafto Prize, Human Rights Prize in Norway

• History and Documentation of Human Rights in Iran by Shirin Ibadi
• Books on Human Rights and Iran
• Books on Women and Islam
• Books on Shirin Ebadi

• Discuss your reaction
• Official award announcement and brief background
• Biography
• Female Nobel Prize Laureates
• Iranian Children's Rights Society
• Interview with Ebadi: Human Rights in Iran, Without Discrimination for all Human Beings

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• Shirin Ebadi, Iran, and Moslem World
• Learners: On the Move from WeaponWorld to PeaceWorld
• LEARNERS: On the Move from the House of War to the House of Peace (submitted by mark mulligan)
• Nobel Peace Prize: Good News & Bad News (submitted by Sam Ghandchi, Editor/Publisher)
• Shirin Ebadi Artwork (submitted by Justin Kempton)
• portuguese SHIRIN EBADI (submitted by Gilbrd)
• Cooling Towers (submitted by Anonymous)
• Shirin Ebadi Biography (submitted by Anonymous)
• her efforts for democracy and human rights (submitted by Vendor)
• ABOUT SHIRIN EBADI (submitted by John)
• Shirin Ebadi - Biography and Quotes (submitted by Richard)
• Shirin Ebadi - Autobiography in English (submitted by roman)
• Shirin Ebadi Biography from Encyclopedia Britannica (submitted by www.britannica.com)
• Shirin Ebadi Bio (submitted by xavier22@yahoo.com)
• Shirin Ebadi (submitted by Jerry)
• Shirin Ebadi, human rights defender against hardliners (submitted by tom)
• Shirin Ebadi (submitted by Ian)

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