Three women who have fought against injustice, dictatorships and sexual violence in Liberia and Yemen have received the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Oslo, the Norwegian capital.
Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, compatriot Leymah Gbowee and Tawakul Karman of Yemen collected their diplomas and medals at Oslo's city hall on Saturday.
Thorbjoern Jagland, the chairman of the Nobel peace prize committee, said that the three women represented the struggle for "human rights in general and of women for equality and peace in particular".
Read more on Al Jazeera, published 10 Dec
Three women who have fought against injustice, dictatorships and sexual violence in Liberia and Yemen have received the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in Oslo, the Norwegian capital.
Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, compatriot Leymah Gbowee and Tawakul Karman of Yemen collected their diplomas and medals at Oslo's city hall on Saturday.
Thorbjoern Jagland, the chairman of the Nobel peace prize committee, said that the three women represented the struggle for "human rights in general and of women for equality and peace in particular".
Read more on Al Jazeera, published 10 Dec