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Statement on Russia’s attack on Ukraine

At this dark hour in modern history, we, as Nobel Peace Laureates, are united in our firm opposition to Russia’s attack on the Ukraine. It ends an unprecedented stretch of over 70 years of uninterrupted peace in Europe, the longest in human history. It sets the stage for a calamitous and uncertain … [Read more...]

Guatemalan Indigenous Women Welcome Long-Awaited Sexual Violence Ruling

Nobel Women’s Initiative joins with Indigenous women in Guatemala in welcoming the recent court ruling that found ex-paramilitaries guilty of crimes against humanity for rape and sexual violence that took place in the early 1980s. Last week, a Guatemalan court ruled that during the decades-long … [Read more...]

Nobel Peace Laureates Call for an End to War Posturing

As Nobel Peace Laureates, we call for an end to the war posturing that is increasing tensions between Russia and Ukraine and is plummeting Russian/Western relations to an all-time low. Although Russia says it has no plans to invade Ukraine, it has moved over 100,000 troops to the Ukrainian … [Read more...]

Introducing the Fall 2021 Sister-to-Sister Mentorship Program Participants

The Nobel Women's Initiative and the Coady International Institute welcome 15 exceptional young feminist activists and leaders from 13 countries to the 2021 Fall Sister-to-Sister Mentorship program, working together to create a new vision for inclusive feminist peacebuilding and women's rights … [Read more...]

Meet the Young Feminist Leaders featured in NWI’s 16 Days of Activism Campaign 2021

Between November 25th and December 10th 2021 Nobel Women's Initiative celebrated the courage and achievements of 12 activists from 9 countries. To find out more about them click here … [Read more...]

Manal Shqair: I’m always fighting every day for my existence as a woman (Palestine)

Palestinian Manal Shqair says her activist journey began at birth when her father refused to name her because she was a girl. “He was shocked,” she said. “He wasn’t expecting to have a girl. He was expecting to have a boy. He even put the blame on my mom that there’s something wrong with her body … [Read more...]

Ounaysa Arabi: Knowledge is power and we have a good inheritance from feminists around the world (Sudan)

At first, Ounaysa Arabi joined street demonstrations to protest the latest military coup in Sudan. She soon lost interest. Hope in the change that most matters to her quickly ebbed away. She heard demonstrators trying to degrade military and police by calling them “chicks” and felt furious. … [Read more...]

Ilaf Nasreldin: We as women deserve to live a better life (Sudan)

Women were at the forefront of popular uprisings that ousted the 30-year regime of Omar al-Bashir in Sudan in 2019, so you might expect that they could openly assert their rights, says Ilaf Nasreldin. On the contrary, she says women’s rights activists in Sudan face social stigma — sometimes … [Read more...]

Op-Ed: Joe Biden’s Summit for Democracy must recognize that feminism is key to the system’s survival

Shirin Ebadi, Leymah Gbowee, Tawakkol Karman, Rigoberta Menchú Tum, and Jody Williams are Nobel Peace Prize laureates. This week, U.S. President Joe Biden is hosting a virtual Summit for Democracy with global leaders, the aim being “to renew democracy at home and confront autocracies … [Read more...]

Musu Diamond Kamara: When one woman is affronted, all of us are affronted (Liberia)

In 2014, Musu Kamara stood for election as president of her high school student council. What happened on the eve of the vote would shape her path in life. That day, the high school principal cancelled the election, announced a new one would be held and asked that only boys apply as … [Read more...]