Shirin Ebadi

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Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer, former judge, and human rights activist who won the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote democracy and human rights, especially for women and children in Iran.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nobel laureate
human
human rights activist
judge
lawyer
advocatesFor independence of the judiciary in Iran
legal reforms to protect women and children in Iran
separation of religion and state in Iran
awardReceived Nobel Peace Prize
countryOfCitizenship Iran
dateOfBirth 1947-06-21
educatedAt University of Tehran
ethnicGroup Persian
familyName Ebadi
fieldOfWork children's rights
human rights law
women's rights
founded Association for Support of Children's Rights
Defenders of Human Rights Center
gender female
genre memoir
non-fiction
givenName Shirin
knownFor advocacy for children's rights in Iran
advocacy for women's rights in Iran
defending human rights in Iran
languageSpoken Persian
movement democracy movement in Iran
human rights movement
women's rights movement in Iran
name Shirin Ebadi self-link
NobelPrizeCategory Peace
NobelPrizeYear 2003
notableAchievement first Iranian to receive a Nobel Prize
one of the first female judges in Iran
notableWork Iran Awakening
The Golden Cage
occupation human rights activist
judge
lawyer
university lecturer
writer
placeOfBirth Hamadan
surface form: Hamadan, Iran
positionHeld judge at Tehran City Court
president of the Tehran City Court
university lecturer in law at University of Tehran
religion Islam
residence Tehran
surface form: Tehran, Iran
subjectOf biographical books
documentary films

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Shirin Ebadi name Shirin Ebadi self-link
Columbia Law School notableAlumni Shirin Ebadi