The Nobel Women's Initiative was established in 2006 by sister Nobel Peace Laureates Jody Williams, Shirin Ebadi, Wangari Maathai, Rigoberta Menchu Tum, Betty Williams and Mairead Maguire.

We six women - representing North and South America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa - have decided to bring together our extraordinary experiences in a united effort for peace with justice and equality. Read more about us here .

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March 11, 2010

European Union complicit in crimes against Palestinian people: Russell Tribunal

IMG_4682Nobel Laureate Mairead Maguire participated in a tribunal last week that examined human rights violations in Palestine. The international community's complicit involvement in this ongoing conflict was the main focus of the Russell Tribunal, held in Barcelona, Spain. 

Maguire played a critical role in the proceedings, as a member of a panel of jurists of activists, politicians, judges and human rights experts. Over two days the esteemed jury heard evidence of the connections between the crimes against Palestinians being perpetrated by Israel on the ground, and the role of international sponsors, particularly the European Union.

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March 08, 2010

International Organizations demonstrate solidarity with women of Iran on International Women's Day

Logo_Million_Sigs_March_BlitzChange for Equality has called on its international partners to use the month of March as a time to highlight the efforts of Iranian women to create a more equal and just societyMillion_Sigs_1103-women-of-iran_aw. The One Million Signatures Campaign is one of the most prominent tools of the women's rights movement in Iran. The One Million Signatures Campaign works to end the discriminatory laws in Iran against women.

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March 05, 2010

Laureates meet with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

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Nobel Peace Laureates Shirin Ebadi,  Jody Williams and Thin Thin Aung of the Women's League of Burma met yesterday with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to deliver the findings and recommendations of the International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women in Burma, held earlier this week in New York. Thin Thin asked his support in pushing the UN Security Council to implement its own resolutions on violence against women.

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March 04, 2010

Thank You Tibet Event - March 4, 2010 in New York City

Thank_you_tibetThe Tibet Fund will present a special Thank You Tibet! program with Nobel Peace Laureates Jody Williams and Shirin Ebadi and co-hosts Ann Curry and Michael Imperioli on March 4th, 2010. This landmark program will honor His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan people for their steadfast commitment to nonviolence as a path to peace and for safeguarding and sharing their unique culture with our global community.

 

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February 25, 2010

International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women of Burma - March 2nd, 2010

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