Women in Iraq
Nobel Peace Prize: Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad Win Award
Denis Mukwege, a gynecologist treating victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nadia Murad, a Yazidi human rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by Islamic State in Iraq, won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, reports the Irish Times.
Congolese Denis Mukwege, Iraq's Yazidi activist Nadia Murad win 2018 Nobel Peace Prize
Denis Mukwege, a gynecologist treating victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nadia Murad, a Yazidi human rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by Islamic State in Iraq, won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize on Oct. 5.
The Last Girl
The Islamic State (IS) terrorists made her a sex slave. She was not alone……there were hundreds of thousands of women who were kidnapped by the terrorists. Members of the terror outfit, reportedly, are still using them as sex slaves in Iraq and Syria.
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Venezuelan Opposition Receives Sakharov Freedom Prize
The Venezuelan opposition has received the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, which the European Parliament gives annually.
Turkish ex-judge shortlisted for human rights prize
A former Turkish judge was shortlisted for the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize 2017, alongside two others from Austria and Hungary.
Murat Arslan, who has been under arrest since 2016, is described by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) as "a well-known and reputed judge."
Two Yazidi women receive EU Zacharov Award
Two Yazidi women who survived sexual enslavement by Islamic State before escaping and becoming advocates for their people in Iraq have won the EU’s Sakharov human rights prize.
Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar were abducted along with other Yazidi women in August 2014 when their home village of Kocho in northern Iraq was attacked by Isis jihadis.
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