Nobel Peace Prize awarded to advocates against sexual violence

Two campaigners against wartime sexual violence were awarded the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.

Dr. Denis Mukwege, 63, a Congolese gynecological surgeon, and Nadia Murad, 25, who became the bold voice of the women who survived sexual violence by the Islamic State, are the selections.

Officials with the Norwegian Nobel Committee said the two were honored “for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.”

Mukwege is known for efforts to show the world the plight of Congolese women. He was nearly assassinated a few years ago.

Murad was held captive by the Islamic State and later convinced the U.S. State Department to recognize the genocide of her people by the terrorist group.

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