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Warriors against sexual violence win Nobel Peace Prize: 4 essential reads

  • Written by Naomi Schalit, Senior Editor, Politics + Society, The Conversation US

In a world whose attention is fixed on the victims of sexual assault and violence, the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Denis Mukwege of the Congo and Nadia Murad of Iraq “for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict.”

The two winners, said the Nobel committee in its award announcement,...

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