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How will Nobel Peace Prize affect fight against sexual violence? (trigger warning)
(very important video)
From Hollywood's #MeToo movement to the distinguished Nobel Peace Prize, more light is being shed on the prevalence of sexual violence.
The UN has called gender-based violence a global pandemic. A recent UN study found sexual violence continues to be employed as a tactic of war and a tool of political repression. Sexual violence is not only prevalent on the battlefields of war, but can also be experienced at home or work.
Will the presitigious award provide a much larger platform for survivors of sexual violence everywhere?
Presenter: Mohammed Jamjoom
https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2018/10/nobel-peace-prize-affect-fight-sexual-violence-181007011342682.html