Nadia Murad, a 25-year-old human rights activist who was forced into sexual slavery by the Islamic State, and 63-year-old Congolese gynecological surgeon, Dr. Denis Mukwege, have been jointly awarded the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for their “efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.” Murad, along with thousands of girls and women from the Yazidi minority, was abducted by ISIS in 2014, raped and forced into sexual slavery. She eventually escaped and embarked on a worldwide campaign to speak out against ISIS’ ethnic cleansing. She went against the norms of her honors-based society and insisted she be identified and photographed. She is the second youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize after Malala Yousafzai. Mukwege, meanwhile, has treated thousands of women who were raped during conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which was once known as the rape capital of the world. For decades, he has also campaigned against rape as a weapon of war. He dedicated his prize to “women of all countries bruised by conflict and facing everyday violence.” 🕊 (📷: Getty, AP, @nobelprize_org) - #nadiamurad #denismukwege #nobelprize #nobelpeaceprize #nobellaureate #peace #activism #activist #activists #humanrights #humanrightsactivist #woman #women #girl #girls #rape #victim #victims #rapevictim #rapesurvivor #sexualviolence #genderviolence #yazidi #saveyazidi #iraq #doctor #gynecologist #congo #congolese
