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At UN, Nobel Prize Winner Lists Guidelines On Collecting Evidence Of War Rapes
Human rights activist Nadia Murad launched global guidelines at the United Nations on Wednesday on how to safely and effectively collect evidence from survivors and witnesses of sexual violence in conflict.
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Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Says Baghdadi's Death Falls Short Of Justice
Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad said Wednesday the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a US raid over the weekend was not enough to compensate for the atrocities committed by his ISIS.
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"They Gave You Nobel For What?" Trump Asks Yazidi Activist Nadia Murad
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared unfamiliar with the work and cause of Nobel laureate Nadia Murad as she pleaded with him to help the Yazidis of Iraq.
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Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony Shines Light On Rape Used As Weapon Of War
Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Yazidi activist Nadia Murad, an ISISsex slave survivor, will be presented with the Nobel Peace Prize today, as they challenge the world to combat rape as a weapon of war.
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Nadia Murad: From ISIS Slave To Nobel Laureate
Nadia Murad survived the worst cruelties ever inflicted on her people, the Yazidis of Iraq, before becoming a global champion of their cause and winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Nobel Peace Prize Awarded To Physician Mukwege, Yazidi Rape Victim Murad
Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Yazidi campaigner Nadia Murad won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their work in fighting sexual violence in conflicts around the world.
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'Somebody Had To Tell These Stories': An Iraqi Woman's Ordeal As An ISIS Sex Slave
Islamic State militants have lost the last of their strongholds, but for Yazidi survivor Nadia Murad, a new battle is just beginning.
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'Hoped We Would Be Killed, Not Raped': ISIS Slave, Now Free, Returns Home
Nadia Murad made an emotional return on Thursday to the Yazidi village in northern Iraq where she was captured and sold as a slave by ISIS three years ago.
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Iraq Must Ask For UN Inquiry Against ISIS Yazidi Crimes, Says Amal Clooney
International human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and a young Yazidi woman who was enslaved and raped by ISIS pushed Iraq on Thursday to allow a United Nations investigation into crimes by the terror group.
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European Union Parliament Awards Sakharov Prize To Yazidi Women
The European Parliament has awarded its Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought and expression to Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar, two women from Iraq's Yazidi community who suffered attack and persecution by ISIS.
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She Survived ISIS Sex Slavery. Now, She Is A UN Goodwill Ambassador
Nadia Murad, a survivor of the ISIS atrocities, was selected to be the of the United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for human trafficking on September 16, 2016. The formal UN announcement states, "During her Ambassadorship, Nadia will focus on advocacy initiatives and raise awareness around the plight of the countless victims of trafficking".
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A Yazidi Woman Shares Her Story Of Terror At The Hands Of The Islamic State
On Aug. 15, 2014, Islamic State fighters who had surrounded her small Iraqi town for days ordered Nadia Murad and other Yazidis to walk to the local school, where men were to head upstairs, women downstairs. A sight along the way terrified the 20-year-old even more: backhoes at work. She'd seen videos of Islamic State fighters filling mass graves. ...
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ISIS Rape Survivor Among Nobel Peace Prize Candidates
A woman who champions the rights of Islamic State rape victims, Pope Francis and the Afghan women's cycling team are among the known candidates for the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize as the nomination window was set to close Monday.
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At UN, Nobel Prize Winner Lists Guidelines On Collecting Evidence Of War Rapes
Human rights activist Nadia Murad launched global guidelines at the United Nations on Wednesday on how to safely and effectively collect evidence from survivors and witnesses of sexual violence in conflict.
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Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Says Baghdadi's Death Falls Short Of Justice
Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad said Wednesday the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a US raid over the weekend was not enough to compensate for the atrocities committed by his ISIS.
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"They Gave You Nobel For What?" Trump Asks Yazidi Activist Nadia Murad
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared unfamiliar with the work and cause of Nobel laureate Nadia Murad as she pleaded with him to help the Yazidis of Iraq.
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Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony Shines Light On Rape Used As Weapon Of War
Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Yazidi activist Nadia Murad, an ISISsex slave survivor, will be presented with the Nobel Peace Prize today, as they challenge the world to combat rape as a weapon of war.
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Nadia Murad: From ISIS Slave To Nobel Laureate
Nadia Murad survived the worst cruelties ever inflicted on her people, the Yazidis of Iraq, before becoming a global champion of their cause and winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Nobel Peace Prize Awarded To Physician Mukwege, Yazidi Rape Victim Murad
Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Yazidi campaigner Nadia Murad won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their work in fighting sexual violence in conflicts around the world.
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'Somebody Had To Tell These Stories': An Iraqi Woman's Ordeal As An ISIS Sex Slave
Islamic State militants have lost the last of their strongholds, but for Yazidi survivor Nadia Murad, a new battle is just beginning.
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'Hoped We Would Be Killed, Not Raped': ISIS Slave, Now Free, Returns Home
Nadia Murad made an emotional return on Thursday to the Yazidi village in northern Iraq where she was captured and sold as a slave by ISIS three years ago.
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Iraq Must Ask For UN Inquiry Against ISIS Yazidi Crimes, Says Amal Clooney
International human rights lawyer Amal Clooney and a young Yazidi woman who was enslaved and raped by ISIS pushed Iraq on Thursday to allow a United Nations investigation into crimes by the terror group.
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European Union Parliament Awards Sakharov Prize To Yazidi Women
The European Parliament has awarded its Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought and expression to Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar, two women from Iraq's Yazidi community who suffered attack and persecution by ISIS.
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She Survived ISIS Sex Slavery. Now, She Is A UN Goodwill Ambassador
Nadia Murad, a survivor of the ISIS atrocities, was selected to be the of the United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for human trafficking on September 16, 2016. The formal UN announcement states, "During her Ambassadorship, Nadia will focus on advocacy initiatives and raise awareness around the plight of the countless victims of trafficking".
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A Yazidi Woman Shares Her Story Of Terror At The Hands Of The Islamic State
On Aug. 15, 2014, Islamic State fighters who had surrounded her small Iraqi town for days ordered Nadia Murad and other Yazidis to walk to the local school, where men were to head upstairs, women downstairs. A sight along the way terrified the 20-year-old even more: backhoes at work. She'd seen videos of Islamic State fighters filling mass graves. ...
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ISIS Rape Survivor Among Nobel Peace Prize Candidates
A woman who champions the rights of Islamic State rape victims, Pope Francis and the Afghan women's cycling team are among the known candidates for the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize as the nomination window was set to close Monday.
