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Who were the previous 10 Nobel Peace Prize winners?

2003: Shirin Ebadi

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Shirin Ebadi addresses a news conference on the situation of human rights in Iran in Brussels on Sept. 9.

Shirin Ebadi was the first female judge in Iran. She served as a judge from 1969 until 1979, when after the Iranian Revolution, women were no longer allowed to serve as judges. After obtaining a lawyer鈥檚 license in 1992, Ms. Ebadi defended and advocated for journalists, mothers, and children among others.

Ebadi鈥檚 Peace Prize was 鈥渇or her efforts for democracy and human rights. She has focused especially on the struggle for the rights of women and children.鈥

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