of the other laureate here something thanks for joining us now dennis mccuaig a has been honored by the u.n. many other organizations in the past for his work he's been called dr americal did this announcement come as a surprise to you it's not a surprise actually i was very happy that finally dennis will quit has been you know named and has been given this prize this time around you know that he has been favorite. i mean like people have been speculating for quite a long time that he should be given this this prize he has been named still miracle because he is a believer he is he has been fighting against sexual violence for quite a long time and to you know about his. own vision he founded his hospital in one thousand nine hundred nine and that hospital actually was founded because he has seen misery of many women being suffering with lung without being helped and for that reason i think he deserves in this prize put to today it has been noted surprised but it has been a great moment for not only him but khamenei people who are fighting against against sexual violence some to tell

dennis mccuaig for their efforts to put a stop to rape as a weapon of war. nadia mourad was one of those women in two thousand and fourteen she was kidnapped in mosul and handed over to a militant from the so-called islamic state my religion she managed to escape and described her ordeal to the u.n. security council. home and he humiliated on every day he gave me clothes that didn't cover my body i could no longer bear the rape and torture so why escaped but i was two and out of them. in two thousand and fourteen years edis in northern iraq fled i asked militants. well you see the men were killed some three thousand girls and women were taken as slaves. that night here mourad went on to become the un's first goodwill ambassador for survivors of human trafficking. dennis mccuaig is a renowned gynecologist who treats victims of sexual violence he has helped tens of thousands of women at his hospital in east congo. as a weapon of war is dehumanize ing and he merely a ting in the. a weapon which has plagued east condo for decades here the offenders go largely un

quickly recapping the nobel peace prize for twenty eight thousand has been awarded jointly to dennis mccuaig and more rod for their work in raising visibility of wartime sexual bylane so that the perpetrators can be held to account you're watching. now let's catch up on some of the other stories making headlines around the world today a week after a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit indonesia's super ways the island the death toll there has now risen to over fifteen hundred the search for survivors is continuing but hopes of finding any more people alive are fading tens of thousands still need help but supplies are arriving now at the port in the stricken city pollo. russian president vladimir putin is in new delhi for annual talks with indian prime minister new render a modi officials say they'll sign a raft of agreements including a deal to buy air defense systems worth five billion dollars this despite u.s. sanctions on russian defense expert. and former south korean president lee myung bok has been sentenced to fifteen years in prison a court found the seventy six year old guilty on

dennis mccuaig as an ecologist so he is known as the men who men's women technically really doing surgery on the atrocious. injuries women suffer from sexual s. violence in eastern congo of the past twenty years. but he also makes sure that he provides that he treats the women as a human being gifts restore state dignity he provide psychological care he provides legal aid because you have to be aware that rape as it is something where a lot of impunity happens that means even if the perpetrator is known there not culture justice so you make sure that women get legal aid to actually sue and get convictions on the perpetrators you make sure that the women are able to find a living giving for example micro finance helping them to start an existence so it's a very holistic view monistic of croce's following and he has been treating over fifty thousand women since he started punching a hospital about twenty years ago wow this work has made him an a minus. yes i mean he doesn't only treat women holistically but he also calls out the root causes for this violence he says very clearly this is not

women's rights activist nadia congolese dr dennis mccuaig will run campaigns for the victims of sexual violence after spending three months as an eyesore sex slave quickly runs a hospital in the d.r. see dedicated to helping the victims of gang rape. the president of interpol has been reported missing all the travelling to his home country china no one's been able to get in touch with hong ways since late last month the french police are now investigating the disappearance of french officials says he arrived in china but went missing soon after it's been a week since the indonesian island of slow ways he was struck by a magnitude seven point five earthquake that triggered a tsunami the official death toll now stands at almost sixteen hundred and bodies are still being pulled from the daybreak military planes are about twenty countries are flying in a much needed aid the u.n. has pledged fifty million dollars to the relief effort. all right well those are the headlines and news continues here on the al jazeera off the shelter statement of so much i thought. razor right and repeat after

region nobel institute awards to campaigners working to end sexual violence as a weapon of war and dennis mccuaig a gynecologist for treating victims of sexual violence in the democratic republic of congo and not here murat and yes didi human rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by the islamic state in iraq we'll talk about both winners but also coming up the most vulnerable victims of indonesians are twenty one week after the disaster authorities and aid groups grapple with how to help children who have been separated from their families and. leading jewish figures in germany sound the alarm after the far right a.s.d. party moves to set up a jewish group of its own the party has been accused of flirting with neo nazis. also coming up a problem that's been growing astronomically we're talking about space junk we'll look at some ideas about how to clean up the debris that's one of the main topics being discussed at this week's international astronautical congress. and their dogs and later hose and as far as the eye can see and of course plenty of beer fueled revelry we'll get the scoop o

i still when it attacked and tried to wipe out the minority group in two thousand and four to dennis mccuaig a very well known he's been rumored to have been nominated before for the nobel peace prize of course nominations were never made public so his name was certainly among those with today's possible winners this year he founded the clinic. and has become famous for treating women victims of gang rape and other sexual abuses by rebel forces war torn country democratic republic of congo nadia mourad of course less well known described in this joint witness to help and the victim he the help but she representing the victims so many of them of sexual violence where violence was sexual violence if used as a weapon of war you know you're more of one of three thousand kids either women alone who were held as sex slaves and subject to repeated rape gang rape and other forms of abuses the press conference that followed given by barry price i understand that your purse. the nobel committee. seemed to illustrate that people were not entirely taken aback by this when they would have two questions a

sex slavery by i saw and not campaigns for justice has been honored and so too has congolese dr dennis mccuaig who house victims of rape in the democratic republic of congo john hall reports from moscow. at home they call him dr miracle denis mukwege a congolese gynecologist who's helped countless women who've been subject to sexual violence as a weapon of war. belongs to the minority group among thousands of women and girls subjected to a systematic campaign of sexual violence by i soon fighters in two thousand and fourteen she's now an activist who speaks out for those women who can't or won't for. he humiliated me every day he forced me to wear clothes that didn't cover my body i was tortured i tried to flame but one of the gods stopped me all those who commit crimes of human trafficking and genocide need to be brought to justice so that women and children can live in peace they are joint winners of the two thousand and eighteen nobel peace prize both laureates have made a crucial contribution to focusing attention on and combating such war crimes in its citation the committee described mac

raped and later became the face of a campaign to free the people she shares the prize that dr dennis mccuaig has helped tens of thousands of victims of sexual violence in the democratic republic of congo john holl reports from. the at home they call him dr miracle denis mukwege a congolese gynecologist who's helped countless women who've been subject to sexual violence as a weapon of war. belongs to the minority group among thousands of women and girls subjected to a systematic campaign of sexual violence i soon fighters in two thousand and fourteen she's now an activist who speaks out for those women who can't or won't for the lebanese. he humiliated me every day he forced me to wear clothes that didn't cover my body i was tortured i tried to flee but one of the gods stopped me all of those who commit crimes of human trafficking and genocide need to be brought to justice so that women and children can live in. they are joint winners of the two thousand and eighteen nobel peace prize. laureates have made a crucial contribution to focusing attention on and combating such war crimes in its cit

year's nobel peace prize is going to two campaigners against sexual violence as a weapon of war dennis mccuaig a gun ecologist treating victims of rape in congo and not to use e.g. human rights activists and also a survivor of sexual slavery at the hands of so-called islamic state. a newspaper in hong kong is reporting that the president of interpol is being held by chinese authorities saying hong way has been missing since leaving france last week so an anonymous source the south china morning post said man had been detained upon arrival in his native china. phin formula one writing champion lewis hamilton has secured pole position for tomorrow's japanese grand prix eight i'm a sadie's driver looking to stretch an already strong lead at the top of the driver standings during qualifying he got a helping hand from main rivals ferrari who season appears to be unraveling fast. right. this was the moment sebastian vettel realized he was in trouble after a heavy rain ferrari decided to stick with him to media tires for the final session back called kettle was right the track was dry and once again

dennis mccuaig is a renowned gynecologist who treats victims of sexual violence he has helped tens of thousands of women at his hospital in east congo. as a weapon of war is dish and he merely ating. a weapon which has plagued east congo for decades here the offenders go largely unpunished. we won't be intimidated men and women must stand up together against rape and war. has already received a number of international awards the nobel peace prize now the crowning achievement in his career. from all we're now joined by more at is smile he is an executive director which is a global yazidi organization thank you for joining us more of islam so i want to focus on nadia mourad been announced as one of the peace prize laureates as we've reported does that come as a surprise to you. thank you so much for having me actually does the price we expect. that she would get another prize even last year and the year before. the war that's you bet of course the nobel prize is a surprise and it's something that. we need for the rock because the strange and. everyone who suffered it was most atrocity s

girls who are still in the hands will be freed soon wells was on a search and has worked with dr dennis mccuaig in the d. r. c. she thinks their water helps recognize the voices of sexual violence survivors around the world. well you are absolutely overjoyed as is anyone who's ever known or worked with him or especially those who have been treated by him the many many thousands of patients that he's literally brought back to normal life or at least as much as can be expected following the kinds of trauma that you've just heard about but i think this year is particularly profound given. what has gone on around the world in terms of women who have suffered the shame and stigma and silencing of sexual assault sexual violence mass rape and conflict these voices are being heard now more than ever all over the world women and not only women but male survivors of sexual violence have a platform through this prize not only to dr mcwade but also to ninety i'm a ride who has been such an outspoken voice for the u.c.d. community and especially the women and girls where it's very very difficult to talk abo

there is perhaps a surprise to many is the nobel peace prize or twenty eighteen given jointly to dennis mccuaig a gynecologist a doctor who operates in the democratic republic of congo of course or a vast country that has been in a state of of war or conflict for very many years maybe six million people have died but the issue of sexual violence as a weapon of war is what the nobel committee is trying to highlight also added to this prize is nadia morag a year's e.-d. woman who bravely spoke out about the abuse that she and so many others had suffered had endured at the hands of i saw in iraq jonah hill is our correspondent he's there in oslo and it did seem didn't it jonah as though many of the norwegian press assembled were taken a little bit by surprise by this year's award. well i don't know did it i mean it has been on the list before he's been touted as a possible winner in the past. it didn't come completely out of the blue now do move out of course perhaps not the joint when perhaps a surprise but look at the questioning of. rice imus and afterwards reflects very much as he made two mov

peace prize has been awarded to the women's rights activist nadia moved out and congolese dr dennis mccuaig would add campaigns for the victims of sexual violence quake he runs a hospital in the democratic republic of congo that's dedicated to helping the victims of gang rape there is the headlines these continues here on al-jazeera to witness next. which defused a move to. a move to do. a deal with his in the mood for example now though is that he died. they wanted was some was going to keep producing good police again what did they give up we still committed to my bob's good ones huge. don't be yacking this is by . each of my doings. i think she's got you but she sank to seem to me and cooling down to the regime's. it's a kind of tibetan my god to dig out of all. i'll be the most able to get on. and ok little guy who can't get his just here to me. because my is a god given who got my advice because that's going to mean what you do in the killer sequence of the guy that might you. probably do not have anything to do with your government wasn't. serious and you had them nobody thought throu

by i still when it attacked and tried to wipe out a minority group in two thousand and four to dennis mccuaig a very well known he's been rumored to have been nominated before for the nobel peace prize because nominations were never made public so his name was certainly among those with two possible winners this year he founded clinic in the bukavu and has become famous for treating women victims of gang rape and other sexual abuse in the five rebel force the war torn country the democratic republic of congo not the move rather coarse less well known as described in this joint witness to help and the victim either help or she representing the victims so many of them are sexual violence where violence was sexual violence and used as a weapon. all the war you know idea morag only three thousand years eve the women alone who are held as sex slaves are subject to repeated rape gang rape and other forms of abuses the press conference that followed given by barrett rice i understand the chairperson of the nobel committee. seemed to illustrate that people were not entirely taken aback by this when t

region nobel institute awards show campaigners working to end sexual violence as a weapon of war dennis mccuaig a gynaecologist treating victims of sexual violence in the democratic republic of congo and not be a mirage and yes the human rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery.

eighteen peace prize has been awarded to the women's rights activist nadia ride and the congolese dr dennis mccuaig arad is campaign for the victims of sexual violence after spending three months as an isolated sex slave runs a hospital in the democratic republic of congo dedicated to helping the victims of rape. and rescue teams in indonesia say more than a thousand people could be buried in a housing complex flattened by last week's earthquake with hope of finding survivors fading there's growing anger that rescue operations didn't start soon or two people have been killed in ongoing protests along the gaza border with israel it's believed one of those killed is fourteen years old protests in writing of been taking place at the border fence that divides the gaza strip from israel for months syrians living in the last major rebel stronghold of a blip have been protesting on the streets of the city in previous weeks demonstrators have demanded the release of detainees from government jails but this time they are directing their anger towards the opposition and the president of interpol has been rep

anthony gambino he is the executive director at dr dennis mccuaig is pansy foundation in reykjavik by skype suzanna second she is the director of international policy at physicians for human rights which investigates and documents human rights violations as well as gives voice to survivors and witnesses welcome to you both susanna let me start with you from your perspective what does it mean that dr denis mukwege and not the inward have been awarded the nobel peace prize this year. well it's a phenomenal and wonderful validation of the extraordinary effort that these two very outspoken very courageous witnesses to what really has become or is thought to be an epidemic of sexual violence not only in their respective countries of iraq and the democratic republic of the congo but these two leaders our voices for the tens of thousands really millions of women and girls but also men and boys who are attacked in every continent. by predators by the powerful by people who are essentially using bodies human bodies as vehicles to exploit territory communities destroy whole peoples or simply ex

in iraq the activist who was forced into sex slavery by she says the owner with congress said dennis mccuaig who helps victims of rape and outs of the award in the norwegian nobel committee said it wants this year's prize to send a message that perpetrators of sexual crimes need to be held responsible for their actions. the norwegian nobel committee has decided to award the nobel peace prize for twenty eight team two dennis machir and now their member rod for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict. both laureates have made a crucial contribution to focusing attention on and combating such war crimes. dennis mccrary gate is the hill who has devoted his life to defending these victims. rod is the witness who tells of the abuses perpetrated against herself and others each of them in their own way. has hill to give greater visibility to wartime sexual violence so that the perpetrators can be held accountable for their actions that are going to aim has war now or one of this year's laureates. nudge him a rod refused to be shamed and refused to be sil

campaigners for victims of sexual abuse of the winners of this year's nobel peace prize congolese dr dennis mccuaig and yazidi campaigner not him a rod were honored for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence during war nobel committee chairwoman chairwoman barrett reese anderson made the announcement in all slow. in the region nobel committee to. has decided to award the nobel peace prize for twenty eight to dennis mcrae via. iraq for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and conflict. both laureates have made a crucial contribution to focusing attention on and combating such war crimes. dennis mccririck it is the him who has devoted his life to defending these victims. rod is the witness who tales of the abuses perpetrated against herself and of those each of them in their own way. has him to give greater visibility to wartime sexual violence so that the perpetrators can be held accountable for their actions. and let's find out more about this year's winner nadia murat has been a leading figure in bringing attention to sexual violence in armed conflict was one

fully back to our reminder of our top stories the nobel peace prize has been jointly awarded to dennys mccuaig a n.i. general ride the norwegian committee says it wanted to use this year's award to honor those fighting sexual violence as a weapon of war u.s. senators have advanced donald trump supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh sconce from ation with a procedural vote the republican controlled senate voted fifty one to forty nine for a likely final vote on his confirmation on saturday and limited debate on the controversial nominee. and they have been mass burials in indonesia one week after an earthquake and tsunami killed more than sixteen hundred people hundreds of thousands of people are still waiting for food and medicine. now it's an unusual attack on a close ally but u.s. person donald trump has been taking on saudi arabia for not doing enough to pay for american military support he made these remarks or at least two times in a week on the campaign trail ahead of the midterm elections we defend countries that are very rich they don't buy us or they pay us a small percentage like saud

anthony gambino he is the executive director at dr dennis mccuaig is pansy foundation in reykjavik byskype susannah sirkin she is the director of international policy at physicians for human rights which investigates and document human rights violations as well as gives voice to survivors and witnesses welcome to you both so let me start with you from your perspective what does it mean that dr denis mukwege and not the m word have been awarded the nobel peace prize this year well it's a phenomenal and wonderful validation of the extraordinary effort that these two very outspoken very courageous witnesses to what really has become or is thought to be an epidemic of sexual violence not only in their respective countries of iraq and the democratic republic of the congo but these two leaders are voices for the tens of thousands really millions of women and girls but also men and boys who are attacked in every continent. by predators by the powerful by people who are essentially using bodies human bodies as vehicles to exploit territory communities destroy whole peoples or simply exert the

women's rights activist not in a mood rod and congolese dr dennis mccuaig without campaigns for the victims of sexual violence up to spending three months as nice will sex slave a quickie runs a hospital in the democratic republic of congo dedicated to helping the victims of gang rape those headlines now let's get you back to witness. you know them because the miller car rides his face. school the one way they can feed is do. my mind with the sound of me go gee it upand of a push all i'm. still grew up he is genius. with the friends you know you normally do to him i knew the thing get out. but i am this is the fear but yeah burning. trash just like. in this movie. house oh yeah the minimum the sun was up to her friend was that. even if it was. you that was how was i did not know i could help and i just found anything that i didn't know what had i wasn't what i thought i might buy i don't just feel nothing but look at you much better now that i am not i'm sad how funny like that look just like you. i feel good that i've. got i knew it was. you that was. saying no ship to the stage right. now

the nobel committee has announced the joint witness of this year's peace prize dennis mccuaig and not to mourad al-jazeera has been granted the exclusive international rights to interview the witness after the awards ceremony here and also low in december the nobel interview on al-jazeera. in nigeria live you say beat. us an airfoil is one of the. rights i do not to know any individual that is followed in nigeria. my nigeria is sucked up by nigeria is your development my nigeria is excelling this is my nigeria. my my gear on al-jazeera. howler the indian summer continues in most of the eastern states of the u.s. and in east and counter sure markedly warm and that's the cutoff this warm front going in that direction that's where the bumps take it means that the want to sit in that direction for now but against a contrast twenty five degrees in denver so that's rain and then turning easily to snow in colorado the dakotas and encounter within the warms itself we've got a hurricane coming up to landfall jury in daylight hours or wednesday on the florida panhandle of course of rain comes o

anthony gambino he is the executive director at dr dennis mccuaig is pansy foundation in reykjavik by skype susanna circuit she is the director of international policy at physicians for human rights which investigates and documents human rights violations as well as gives voice to survivors and witnesses welcome to you both susanna let me start with you from your perspective what does it mean that dr denis mukwege and not the inward have been awarded the nobel peace prize this year. well it's a phenomenal and wonderful validation of the extraordinary effort that these two very outspoken very courageous witnesses to what really has become or is thought to be an epidemic of sexual violence not only in their respective countries of iraq and the democratic republic of the congo but these two leaders our voices for the tens of thousands really millions of women and girls but also men and boys who are attacked in every continent. by predators by the powerful by people who are essentially using bodies human bodies as vehicles to exploit territory communities destroy whole peoples or simply e

awarded here in oslo this morning in part a surprising part of house not a joint award given to dennis mccuaig of the congolese doctor and gynaecologist and nadia more rather a member of the yazidi minority subject to sexual abuse by ice field when it attacked and tried to wipe out her minority group in two thousand and four to denis mccuaig a very well known he's been rumored to have been nominated before for the nobel peace prize because nominations were never made public so his name was certainly among those minted this possible winners this year he founded the clinic. and has become famous for treating women victims of gang rape and other sexual abuses by the rebel forces in the war torn country of the democratic republic of congo could not be a more out of course less well known they've described in this joint witness to help and the victim he the help but she representing the victims so many of them of sexual violence where violence was sexual violence if used as a weapon of war you know idea of morag only three thousand kids leave the women alone who are held as sex slaves and subject t

awarded to two activists working to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war they are dennis mccuaig and gynecologists treating victims of sexual violence in the democratic republic of congo and nadia mourad eye is leading human rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by islamic state in iraq. the u.s. senate has voted to advance the supreme court nomination all judge dredd cover no final votes to confirm his lifelong appointment is expected to take place on saturday. you're watching the news live from bringing my colleague phil gayle will be joining us the top of the hour with another news of fakes thank you for joining us. jerkin stars deliver a rousing performance of. bottling melodies and wrists float in and down such a long. ole smug in under a new german jazz by susskind from. europe in concerts the fifteen minutes on the job. what's coming up for the bundesliga how flanking to talk about here on. the monday is legal every weekend here comes to. coach a video for going to. join linked to news from africa and the world tour links to exceptional stories and discussions. of

this year's nobel peace prize has been awarded to campaigners against sexual violence in warfare dennis mccuaig is a gynecologist treating victims of rape in the democratic republic of congo he shares the prize with nadia morag a twenty five year old jersey human rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by the so-called islamic state. aid agencies in indonesia a warning that more than six hundred thousand children have been affected by last week's earthquake and tsunami the number of dead has now risen to more than sixteen hundred with many more still missing. a german court has halted a controversial woodland clearance half of the humbucker forest was set to be felled to allow open pit coal mining but judges said they need more time to consider a complaint by environmentalists who have been camping out in the woods a final decision is not expected for at least two years. now. a were awarded the nobel peace prize today for working trying to end sexual violence against women as a weapon of war tonight we profile that on their work the best of us working amongst some of the worst things we