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December 10, 2018

Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Nadia Murad & Dr. Denis Mukwege
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And this year's Nobel Peace Prize was handed out today to Dr. Denis
Mukwege and Nadia Murad. Dr. Mukwege founded the Panzi Hospital in the
Democratic Republic of Congo, which treats women requiring surgery as a
result of sexual violence. Nadia Murad is a Yazidi Kurdish human rights
activist from Iraq. She was kidnapped by the Islamic State and
repeatedly raped. This is Nadia Murad accepting her award.

Nadia Murad: "Today is a special day for me. It is the day when good has
triumphed over evil, the day when humanity defeated terrorism, the day
that the children and women who have suffered persecution have triumphed
over the perpetrators of these crimes. I hope that today marks the
beginning of a new era, when peace is the priority and the world can
collectively begin to define a new road map to protect women, children
and minorities from persecution, in particular victims of sexual
violence."



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