Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Anti-Sexual Violence Campaigners

Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad are honored for their efforts to end the use of rape in war

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad, a former captive of Islamic State, for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence in war.

Nadia Murad has campaigned for justice for Iraq’s Yazidi minority, which was subjected to a genocidal campaign, including the use of rape as a military strategy by Islamic State militants.

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