Ebadi, Shirin
Born: Jun 21, 1947 AD
Currently alive, at 61 years of age.
Nationality: Iranian
Categories: Activists
Currently alive, at 61 years of age.
Nationality: Iranian
Categories: Activists
1947 - Born on the 21st of June in Hamadan, Iran.
1948 - Her family moved to Tehran, Iran.
1965 - She was admitted to the law department, University of Tehran.
1969 - She passed the qualification exams to become a judge.
1970 - She officially started her judging career.
1971 - She received a master's degree in law.
1975 - She became the first woman to preside over a legislative court.
1979 - She was demoted to a secretary at the branch where she previously presided.
1996 - Awarded plate by Human Rights Watch.
- She was awarded a Official spectator of Human Rights Watch.
1999 - She officially accepted case of murder in the Iranian student protest.
2001 - Awarded Rafto Prize, Human Rights Prize in Norway.
2002 - She also drafted the original text of a law against physical abuse of children.
2003 - She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her courageous efforts for democracy and human rights.
- She was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.
2004 - She was awarded a International Democracy Award.
- She was awarded a ‘Lawyer of the Year’ award.
2005 - She presented a lecture titled "The Role of Women in World Peace" in a Woman's Study Review.
- She was voted the world's 12th leading public intellectual in The 2005 Global Intellectuals Poll by Prospect magazine.
- She received The Golden Plate Award by the Academy of Achievement.
2006 - Her first book for a Western audience was released.
- She delivered the Commencement Address at the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.
2007 - She was the Keynote speaker at The Seventh Annual Atlas Week.
- She gave a presentation on "True Islam: Human Rights and The Roles of Faith" at Loyola University Chicago.
- She appeared at the Performing Arts Center at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.
1948 - Her family moved to Tehran, Iran.
1965 - She was admitted to the law department, University of Tehran.
1969 - She passed the qualification exams to become a judge.
1970 - She officially started her judging career.
1971 - She received a master's degree in law.
1975 - She became the first woman to preside over a legislative court.
1979 - She was demoted to a secretary at the branch where she previously presided.
1996 - Awarded plate by Human Rights Watch.
- She was awarded a Official spectator of Human Rights Watch.
1999 - She officially accepted case of murder in the Iranian student protest.
2001 - Awarded Rafto Prize, Human Rights Prize in Norway.
2002 - She also drafted the original text of a law against physical abuse of children.
2003 - She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her courageous efforts for democracy and human rights.
- She was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.
2004 - She was awarded a International Democracy Award.
- She was awarded a ‘Lawyer of the Year’ award.
2005 - She presented a lecture titled "The Role of Women in World Peace" in a Woman's Study Review.
- She was voted the world's 12th leading public intellectual in The 2005 Global Intellectuals Poll by Prospect magazine.
- She received The Golden Plate Award by the Academy of Achievement.
2006 - Her first book for a Western audience was released.
- She delivered the Commencement Address at the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A.
2007 - She was the Keynote speaker at The Seventh Annual Atlas Week.
- She gave a presentation on "True Islam: Human Rights and The Roles of Faith" at Loyola University Chicago.
- She appeared at the Performing Arts Center at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.
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