The Nobel Peace Prize 2011 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, Tawakkul Karman

The Nobel Peace Prize 2011

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee, Tawakkul Karman

The Nobel Peace Prize 2011

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Leymah Gbowee

Tawakkul Karman

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Leymah Gbowee

Tawakkul Karman

The Nobel Peace Prize 2011 was awarded jointly to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work".