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Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad win Nobel Peace Prize 2018

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Dr. Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad, recognizing their efforts to end sexual violence during wartime. ISIS forces in Iraq kidnapped and raped Murad in 2014. She escaped after three months and began telling the world how she and her people were targeted. Mukwege has treated thousands of women who were raped during decades of conflict in Central Africa.
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