World leaders praise peace prize lawyer

Activists and world leaders have hailed the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Iranian human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi as a boost for democracy and equal rights in the Middle East.

World leaders praise peace prize lawyer
Sat, 11 Oct, 2003 - 12:34

Activists and world leaders have hailed the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Iranian human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi as a boost for democracy and equal rights in the Middle East.

They said it would bring new attention to Muslim activists who had been toiling in obscurity for decades.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: Middle EastPlace: BaghdadPlace: IranPlace: United StatesPlace: JordanPlace: LondonPlace: EgyptPerson: Shirin EbadiPerson: Siham HattabPerson: EbadiPerson: secretary-generalPerson: Kofi AnnanPerson: secretary of statePerson: Colin PowellPerson: Hisham KassemPerson: foreign ministerPerson: Benita Ferrero-WaldnerPerson: Gerhard SchroederPerson: Rana HusseiniPerson: Jimmy CarterPerson: Carroll BogertPerson: BogertPerson: Tahany el-GebalyEvent: September 11 terrorist attacksOrganisation: ’s al-Mustansiriya UniversityOrganisation: Nobel committeeOrganisation: MuslimOrganisation: United NationsOrganisation: Egyptian Organisation of Human RightsOrganisation: IslamOrganisation: IslamicOrganisation: Amnesty InternationalOrganisation: Human Rights WatchOrganisation: Iranian governmentOrganisation: Muslims
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