Former Yazidi sex slave wins Nobel Prize for fight to end sexual war crimes
Nadia Murad is a Yazidi human rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by the Islamic State in Iraq.
Nadia Murad Basee Taha adresses the European Parliament during an award ceremony for the 2016 Sakharov Prize at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, December 13, 2016(photo credit: VINCENT KESSLER/ REUTERS)ByREUTERSUpdated: OSLO - Nadia Murad, a Yazidi human rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by Islamic State in Iraq, and Denis Mukwege, a gynecologist treating victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, are the winners of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize as announced on Friday.The Norwegian Nobel Committee said it had awarded them the prize for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war."Both laureates have made a crucial contribution to focusing attention on, and combating, such war crimes," it said in its citation.
BREAKING NEWS: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2018 to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict. #NobelPrize#NobelPeacePrizepic.twitter.com/LaICSbQXWM— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 5, 2018