Iranian human rights activist, Shirin Ebadi, waves to some 4,000 flag-waving children greeting her outside Oslo City Hall before the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony on 10 December.

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Iranian lawyer and human rights activist, Shirin Ebadi, right, receives the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize inside the Oslo City Hall. Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Ole Danbolt Mjøs, left. Shirin Ebadi received the Nobel Peace Prize for her democracy building efforts and her work to improve human rights in Iran.

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Shirin Ebadi presenting her Nobel Lecture during the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony in the Oslo City Hall. Shirin Ebadi accepted the prize on behalf of her fellow Iranians, Muslim women everywhere and those who struggle for human rights.

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Norway's Crown Prince Haakon, Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi, Queen Sonja of Norway, Crown Princess Mette-Marit, and Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Ole Danbolt Mjøs in the Oslo City Hall.

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Well-wishers outside the hotel where the Iranian human rights activist and 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi stayed in Oslo, Norway during the Nobel Festivities.

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