 The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize | ||||
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| Tawakkul Karman, Leymah Gbowee, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf | ||||
 From left to right:Karman,Gbowee, andJohnson Sirleaf"for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work." | ||||
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| Location | Oslo, Norway | |||
| Presented by | Norwegian Nobel Committee | |||
| Reward | 10 millionSEK ($1.5M) | |||
| Website | Official website | |||
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The2011 Nobel Peace Prize was jointly awarded to three female political activists. Two African and one Asian female were awarded for their persistence in obtaining equal rights for women.
The joint laureated were:Liberian PresidentEllen Johnson Sirleaf (b. 1938), Liberian activistLeymah Gbowee (b. 1972) andYemeni politicianTawakkul Karman (b. 1979) "for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work".[1] In announcing the award on 7 October 2011, the chairman of theNorwegian Nobel Committee,Thorbjørn Jagland, stressed the link betweenwomen's rights, peace anddemocracy.
The winner is selected by theNorwegian Nobel Committee from nominations by others. There were 241 nominations for the 2011 award, which included theEuropean Union,WikiLeaks and individuals connected with theArab Spring such asIsraa Abdel Fattah andWael Ghonim.[2]
Thefive members of the Nobel Committee are appointed by theNorwegian Parliament to roughly reflect the party makeup of that body.[3] The Committee members may not be current parliament members or government officials.[3]
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The reactions from politicians and commentators to the 2011 prize were positive butWinston Tubman, who stood against Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in the2011 presidential election, criticised the award, accusing Sirleaf of being "a warmonger".[4]
