Nadia Murad

Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov wins 2018 Sakharov Prize

The Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, named in honour of the Soviet physicist and political dissident Andrei Sakharov, has been awarded annually since 1988 to individuals, groups of people and organizations defending human rights and fundamental freedoms. The first prize was awarded...

Denis Mukwege, Nadia Murad awarded 2018 Nobel Peace Prize!

On Friday, Nadia Murad and Congolese Dr Denis Mukwege were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 2018 for their “efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war“. We often mention the incredible work of Denis Mukwege at Panzi Hospital in Bukavu, he has been...

‘Outraged by the Attacks on Yazidis? It Is Time to Help’ – By Nadia Murad

Nadia Murad is a Yazidi human rights activist from Iraq, survivor of genocide and human trafficking. She is also Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking of the United Nations (UNODC), and author of ‘The Last Girl‘. Murad is one of the 5000 Yazidi...