Nadia Murad, a Yazidi rights activist and the first Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and Denis Mukwege, a gynecologist helping victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo DRC) won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Friday announced their decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2018 to Ms. Murad and Dr. Mukwege for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.
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Denis Mukwege, Director and Founder of Panzi General Referral Hospital in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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