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Laureates Offer Message of Support

Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India – October 28, 2009 On the second day, Shirin Ebadi, Jody Williams and Mairead Maguire offered… Read More »

Artistic Culture and Human Rights

By Janhabi Nandy Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India – October 28, 2009 The first evening in  Dharamsala the delegation attended a… Read More »

Human Rights Go Beyond Borders

Release political prisoners in Burma: Nobel Peace Laureates call for ‘real change’ in lead up to elections –New Delhi, India,… Read More »

Media Coverage of Nobel Laureates’ Support for Tibetans

Nobel Peace Laureates Mairead Maguire, Shirin Ebadi, and Jody Williams were in Dharamsala, India to show their support for the… Read More »

Nobel Laureates Launch ‘Thank You Tibet’ Campaign

Statement by Nobel Peace Laureates Shirin Ebadi, Mairead Maguire and Jody Williams on the occasion of 50 Years in Exile:… Read More »

Nobel Peace Laureates Launch ‘Thank You Tibet’ Campaign

Nobel Peace Laureates Mairead Maguire and Jody Williams today launched the Thank You Tibet! Campaign at a press conference in… Read More »

Youth and Laureates Inspire Each Other

By Janhabi Nandy   Remember being 16 years old, still thinking about your place in the world – who you… Read More »

Laureates Thank Dalai Lama and the Tibetan People

On October 27th, 2009, Nobel Laureates Mairead Maguire, Jody Williams, and Shirin Ebadi travelled to Dharamsala, Inida, to deliver the… Read More »

Delhi

By Jody Williams   Sunday, 25 October 2009 We’re in New Delhi, with a few hours to kill before we… Read More »

Nobel Peace Laureates in India to Support Tibetans

On 25 October 2009, Nobel Peace Laureates Jody Williams, Shirin Ebadi, and Mairead Maguire will travel with a delegation to… Read More »

Arriving in India

By Janhabi Nandy   For 50 years Tibetans have worked tirelessly to preserve their culture in the face of violent… Read More »

Focus on Human Rights – Not Nukes – In Iran: Nobel Laureate to President Obama

Nobel Laureate, Shirin Ebadi, is urging US President Barack Obama to put more focus on human rights in Iran and… Read More »

Nobel Women’s Initiative Congratulates the Million Signatures Campaign on Winning Anna Politkovskaya Award

The One Million Signatures Campaign for Equality in Iran has won the RAW in WAR’s third annual Anna Politkovskaya Award.  The grass… Read More »

Nobel Women’s Initiative Congratulates Barack Obama on Nobel Peace Prize

Nobel Women’s Initiative congratulates President Barack Obama on being announced the winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. Earlier today,… Read More »

UN Security Council Unanimously Adopts Resolutions to Protect Women in Conflict

The United Nations Security Council has recently adopted two key resolutions to protect women in conflict. Resolutions 1888 and 1889… Read More »

Action Must Be Part of Compassion: Nobel Laureates

Nobel Peace Laureates Jody Williams, Mairead Maguire, and Betty Williams joined the Dalai Lama this week in emphasizing that taking… Read More »