‘Women of Courage’ Fight Inequality, Injustice
Outrage, compassion, a desire for justice. These are some of the motivations of 10 women honored by the U.S. State Department this year with the International Women of Courage Award.
Presented their awards in Washington March 23 by first lady Melania Trump, the women include L’Malouma Said, who was born into slavery, became a civil rights activist and is now a deputy in the Mauritanian national assembly. There she has worked for human rights, prison reform, and to improve conditions for Haratines, an ethnic group descended from slaves.
The recipients of the 2018 International Women of Courage awards gather for a group photo with first lady Melania Trump, March 23, 2018, at the State Department in Washington.
Helping victims of torture
Another honoree, a Kosovo physician Feride Rushiti, works with the survivors of the massacres, rape and torture from the Kosovo War 1998 and 1999, when Yugoslav and Serbian forces targeted ethnic Albanians suspected of supporting rebel fighters. Rushiti was one of a handful of awardees who spoke recently in Los Angeles.
Read more at: https://www.voanews.com/a/women-of-courage-fight-inequality-injustice/4337482.html
It looks like Voice of America is just publishing this though this happened Mar. 23, so, about 2 weeks ago or so.
Anyway, good for Melania, she seems to be doing very well in that article, more photos and video at article.
