Shirin Ebadi
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Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer, former judge, and human rights activist who won the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote democracy and human rights, especially for women and children in Iran.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shirin Ebadi canonical | 18 |
| Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T352509 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shirin Ebadi Context triple: [Columbia Law School, notableAlumni, Shirin Ebadi]
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A.
Hanan Ashrawi
Hanan Ashrawi is a Palestinian legislator, activist, and scholar known internationally for her advocacy of Palestinian rights and involvement in Middle East peace negotiations.
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B.
Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani education activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate known for advocating girls’ right to schooling after surviving a Taliban assassination attempt.
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C.
Safia Farkash
Safia Farkash is the second wife of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and the mother of several of his children, known primarily for her role as Libya’s de facto first lady during his rule.
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D.
Irene Khan
Irene Khan is a Bangladeshi human rights advocate and former Secretary-General of Amnesty International, recognized globally for her work on justice, poverty, and women's rights.
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E.
Kailash Satyarthi
Kailash Satyarthi is an Indian social reformer and Nobel Peace Prize laureate renowned for his decades-long campaign against child labor and advocacy for children's rights and education worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shirin Ebadi Target entity description: Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer, former judge, and human rights activist who won the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote democracy and human rights, especially for women and children in Iran.
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A.
Hanan Ashrawi
Hanan Ashrawi is a Palestinian legislator, activist, and scholar known internationally for her advocacy of Palestinian rights and involvement in Middle East peace negotiations.
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B.
Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani education activist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate known for advocating girls’ right to schooling after surviving a Taliban assassination attempt.
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C.
Safia Farkash
Safia Farkash is the second wife of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and the mother of several of his children, known primarily for her role as Libya’s de facto first lady during his rule.
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D.
Irene Khan
Irene Khan is a Bangladeshi human rights advocate and former Secretary-General of Amnesty International, recognized globally for her work on justice, poverty, and women's rights.
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E.
Kailash Satyarthi
Kailash Satyarthi is an Indian social reformer and Nobel Peace Prize laureate renowned for his decades-long campaign against child labor and advocacy for children's rights and education worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nobel laureate
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human ⓘ human rights activist ⓘ judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
independence of the judiciary in Iran
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legal reforms to protect women and children in Iran ⓘ separation of religion and state in Iran ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Nobel Peace Prize ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Iran ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1947-06-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Tehran ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Persian ⓘ |
| familyName | Ebadi ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
children's rights
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human rights law ⓘ women's rights ⓘ |
| founded |
Association for Support of Children's Rights
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Defenders of Human Rights Center ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Shirin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for children's rights in Iran
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advocacy for women's rights in Iran ⓘ defending human rights in Iran ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Persian ⓘ |
| movement |
democracy movement in Iran
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human rights movement ⓘ women's rights movement in Iran ⓘ |
| name | Shirin Ebadi ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Peace ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first Iranian to receive a Nobel Prize
ⓘ
one of the first female judges in Iran ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Iran Awakening
ⓘ
The Golden Cage ⓘ |
| occupation |
human rights activist
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judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ university lecturer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Hamadan, Iran
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linked to:
Hamadan
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| positionHeld |
judge at Tehran City Court
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president of the Tehran City Court ⓘ university lecturer in law at University of Tehran ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence |
Tehran, Iran
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linked to:
Tehran
|
| subjectOf |
biographical books
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documentary films ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shirin Ebadi Description of subject: Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer, former judge, and human rights activist who won the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote democracy and human rights, especially for women and children in Iran.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.