Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf wins Noble Peace Prize

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and two others on Friday jointly won the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize for their work on women's rights.

President Johnson Sirleaf and Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman of Yemen were honored for their non- violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work.

"I received the news through my special assistant and it is indeed an honor. I am accepting it on behalf of the Liberian people. Each of them has contributed to this peace," the Liberian leader said in a brief statement issued in Monrovia.