Gynaecologist in Congo DR honored for promoting peace
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- Congo Dem. Rep.
Denis Mukwege, a gynaecologist treating victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nadia Murad, a Yazidi human rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by Islamic State in Iraq, won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.
The prize, worth nine million Swedish crowns ($1 million), will be presented in Oslo on Dec. 10.
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