Shirin Ebadi
21 June 1947 – present
Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer and human rights advocate who was among the first women appointed as judges in Iran, serving from 1969 until she was removed from the bench after the 1979 revolution. She obtained a lawyer's licence in 1993 and represented dissidents and their families, and in 2001 helped found the Defenders of Human Rights Center. She received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003 and has lived outside Iran since 2009.
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Life events
Her family moved to Tehran when she was an infant.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShe completed her degree in 1969 and later earned a doctorate in private law.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShe was among the first women to serve as judges in Iran.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgWomen were barred from serving as judges and she was reassigned to a clerical post, which she eventually left.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShe took on cases involving political prisoners, child custody and press freedom.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe organisation provided legal representation to detained activists and journalists.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShe was the first Iranian and the first Muslim woman to receive the prize.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgShe was abroad when the post-election unrest began and has since lived in the United Kingdom.
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