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

and 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

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

nobel 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

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

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

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

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

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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

about dennis mccuaig 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 us more about his life and how he came to do this work. dennison macwhich actu