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Thorbjoern Jagland, General Secretary of the Council of Europe and Norwegian chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize award announces the laureates of Nobel Prize 2011 in Oslo, Norway, 07 October 2011
Friday, Oct. 07, 2011

Open quoteWe cannot achieve democracy and lasting peace in the world unless women obtain the same opportunities as men to influence developments at all levels of society.Close quote

  • NORWEGIAN NOBEL PEACE PRIZE COMMITTEE,
  • honoring this year's awardees, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Yemeni activist Tawakul Karman
Photo: FREDRIK VARFJELL / EPA | Source: Wall Street Journal