International Women of Courage Award

2011 International Women of Courage Award winners with Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton

The International Women of Courage Award , in German as International Prize for Women of Courage is a year from the United States Department of State awarded to women worldwide who for human and women's rights have done a remarkable job.

The award was launched in 2007 on March 8th, International Women's Day . The initiator was the then Secretary of State of the USA, Condoleezza Rice . The aim of the award is to recognize women who have demonstrated extraordinary courage, strength, and leadership to improve the lives of others. The award is an opportunity to attract international attention and support to women who often risked their lives to improve their communities. It aims to reward women who have made a fundamental difference in the lives of women around the world. They are recognized for their courageous and selfless efforts for human rights, for equal rights for women and for social progress. This is the only foreign ministry award that honors outstanding women from around the world.

There is no application process for this award. Instead, the candidates are nominated by employees of the US embassies and non-governmental organizations from around the world. The winners are elected by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The prizes will be presented in a ceremony by the President's wife . In addition to the award ceremony in the USA, the winners will take part in an exchange program where they will meet like-minded people from the USA. The program takes you to numerous cities with the aim of getting to know the country first hand and facilitating cultural exchange.

Prize winners

To date, over 100 women from over 60 countries have received awards.

year	Surname	Country of origin	Position and performance at the time of the award
2007	Jennifer Louise Williams	Zimbabwe	Founder of the women's rights organization "Women of Zimbabwe Arise" (≈ Women of Zimbabwe arise)
2007	Siti Musdah Mulia	Indonesia	Fighter for women's rights in the Islamic world
2007	Ilze Jaunalksne	Latvia	Fighter against corruption in the Latvian political system
2007	Samia al-Amoudi	Saudi Arabia	Survivor and a pioneer in the fight against breast cancer
2007	Mariya Ahmed Didi	Maldives	MP and founder of the first march for women's rights in the Maldives
2007	Sara Susana del Valle Trimarco de Veron	Argentina	Liberate her daughter from human trafficking ; Fighter against human trafficking
2007	Aziza Siddiqui	Afghanistan	Coordinator for women's rights in the Afghan NGO "Action Aid" (≈ Aktion Hilfe)
2007	Sundus Abbas	Iraq	Activist for women's rights in Iraq; Managing Director of the "Leadership Institute for Women" (≈ leadership institute for women) in Baghdad
2007	Shatha Abdul Razzak Abbousi	Iraq	Member of parliament and activist in the women's rights group "The Pledge for Iraq" (≈ The Promise for Iraq)
2007	Mary Akrami	Afghanistan	Director of the “Afghan Women Skills Development Center” (≈ Development center for the skills of Afghan women), a women's shelter in Kabul
2007	Hannah Forster	Gambia	Director of the " African Center for Democracy and Human Rights Studies " (ACDHRS) ( ≈ African Center for Democracy and Studies for Human Rights)
2008	Suraya Pakzad	Afghanistan	Founder of the Afghan women's rights organization "Voice of Women" (≈ Voice of Women)
2008	Virisila Buadromo	Fiji	Managing Director of the women's rights organization "Fiji Women's Rights Movement" (FWRM) (≈ Fiji's women's rights movement)
2008	Eaman al-Gobory	Iraq	Medical officer of the "International Organization of Migration" (IOM) (≈ International Organization for Migration)
2008	Valdete Idrizi	Kosovo	Head of an NGO that works on projects for women, young people, minorities and the like in Mitrovica . Ä. supported
2008	Begum Jan	Pakistan	Founder of the "Tribal Women Welfare Association" (≈ Tribal Women Welfare Organization)
2008	Nibal Thawabteh	State of Palestine	Founder of a women's rights newspaper ; Activist for women in the local council
2008	Cynthia Bendlin	Paraguay	Fighter against trafficking in women and children in Brazil , Argentina and Paraguay
2008	Farhiyo Farah Ibrahim	Somalia	Refugee in Kenya ; Fighter for women's rights , against female genital mutilation and forced marriage
2009	Hadizatou Mani	Niger	Successfully sued the Niger government for failing to protect it from slavery .
2009	Ambiga Sreenevasan	Malaysia	President of the Malaysia Bar Association ; Fighter for democracy and human rights
2009	Weronika Marchenko	Russia	Founder of the NGO "Mother's Right" (≈ Right of the Mother) , which campaigns for the rights of survivors of the army
2009	Reem Al Numery	Yemen	Forced marriage as a teenager , she fought against this custom in her home country.
2009	Suaad Abbas Salman Allami	Iraq	Head of the NGO "Women For Progress" (≈ Women for Progress) in Sadr City , which campaigns extensively for the well-being of women
2009	Mutabar Tadjibayeva	Uzbekistan	Founder of the NGO "Fiery Hearts Club" (≈ Club Fiery Hearts) ; Fighter for human rights , mainly in Fargʻona
2009	Wazhma Frogh	Afghanistan	Country Director of the international human rights organization “Global Rights” (≈ Global Rights) ; Fighter against the oppression of women in Islam
2009	Norma Cruz	Guatemala	Co-founder and director of the NGO "Survivors Foundation" (≈ Foundation for survivors) , which campaigns against violence against women
2010	Shukria Asil	Afghanistan	Member of the municipal council ; Fighter in politics for the needs of women
2010	Alice Mabota	Mozambique	Lawyer; Fighter for women's and human rights
2010	Colonel Shafiqa Quraishi	Afghanistan	former policewoman; Director for Gender, Human and Children's Rights in the Ministry of the Interior
2010	Androula Henriques	Cyprus	Fighter and networker against trafficking in women
2010	Sonia Pierre	Dominican Republic	Founder and leader of the "Movement of Dominican-Haitian Women" (≈ Movement of Dominican-Haitian Women) , an organization against anti-Haitian xenophobia in the Dominican Republic
2010	Shadi Sadr	Iran	Lawyer, journalist and expert on women's rights ; Founder of the first website for women's rights activism in Iran
2010	Ann Njogu	Kenya	Leading figure in the constitutional reform of Kenya; Head of the "Center for Rights Education and Awareness" (≈ Center for Training and Awareness of Law)
2010	Lee Ae-ran	South Korea	Defector from North Korea ; first defector, the National Assembly passes
2010	Jansila Majeed	Sri Lanka	Asset manager of the Puttalam District Regional Trust Fund
2010	Sister Marie Claude Naddaf	Syria	Founder of Syria's first women's shelter ; Fighter against trafficking in women and violence against women, including in prisons
2010	Jestina Mukoko	Zimbabwe	Managing Director of the NGO "Zimbabwe Peace Project" (≈ Zimbabwe Peace Project ) , against human rights violations in Zimbabwe
2011	Rosa Otunbayeva	Kyrgyzstan	Central Asia's first female head of state and head of government in a predominantly Muslim country
2011	Maria Bashir	Afghanistan	Attorney General ; Fighter against corruption and for women's rights
2011	Henriette Ekwe Ebongo	Cameroon	Journalist; Campaigner for freedom of the press ; Editor of an independent newspaper
2011	Guo Jianmei	China	Lawyer; Director and founder of the "Women's Law Center" (≈ Women's Law Center) at the University of Beijing
2011	Ágnes Osztolykán	Hungary	Member of Parliament; Representative of the party “Lehet Mas a Politika” (≈ politics can be different) ; Commitment to Roma
2011	Eva Abu Halaweh	Jordan	Managing Director of the "Law Group for Human Rights" (≈ Legal Group for Human Rights ) in Zabul ; Help for the underprivileged
2011	Ghulam Sughra	Pakistan	Founder of the NGO "Marvi Rural Development Organization" (≈ Marvi Organization for Rural Development) for health, human rights , municipal finances, etc. Ä .; Pioneer for women's rights and women's education
2011	Marisela Morales Ibañez	Mexico	Assistant Attorney General for Organized Crime ; Founder of a witness protection program ; Fighter against corruption and human trafficking
2011	Yoani Sanchez	Cuba	Blogger ; Pioneer of the independent blogger scene in Cuba
2011	Nasta Palaschanka	Belarus	Key figure of the opposition youth group “Malady Front” (≈ Young Front) ; Fighter for human and civil rights
2012	Maryam Durani	Afghanistan	Member of Kandahar Town Council ; Director of the non-profit organization “Khadija Kubra Women's Association for Culture” (≈ Khadija Kubra Women's Association for Culture) ; Owner and manager of the only women-centric radio station
2012	Pricilla de Oliveira Azevedo	Brazil	Policewoman; Leader of the "Police Pacification Unit" (≈ Police Peace Unit ) ; Fighter for life improvement in the favelas
2012	Zin Mar Aung	Myanmar	former political prisoners ; Fighter for democracy and women's rights ; Co-founder of a women's group
2012	Jineth Bedoya Lima	Colombia	investigative journalist who campaigns against rape and gender-based crime
2012	Hana Elhebshi	Libya	Reported to the world about the regime and the revolution in Libya
2012	Aneesa Ahmed	Maldives	Founder of the NGO "Hope for Women" (≈ Hope for Women) ; Fighter against domestic violence and against female genital mutilation
2012	Shad Begum	Pakistan	Founder and Managing Director of "Association for Behavior and Knowledge Transformation" (≈ Society of Behavioral and knowledge transformation) , for women in you , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
2012	Samar Badawi	Saudi Arabia	Campaigner for women's suffrage in Saudi Arabia ; Fighter against the system of male accompaniment of women and forced marriage
2012	Hawa Abdallah Mohammed Salih	Sudan	Advocate for refugees ; Fighter for the rights of Darfuris , especially women and children
2012	Şafak Pavey	Turkey	Fighter for the rights of the disabled , women, minorities , refugees ; for the UN and in the Turkish parliament
2013	Malalai Bahaduri	Afghanistan	Lieutenant and 1st woman in the "Afghan National Interdiction Unit" (≈ Afghan national interdiction unit ) , which fights against drug smuggling ; Fighter for free career choice for women
2013	Tsering Woeser	China	born in Tibet ; Writer, poet , blogger for the rights of Tibetans in exile
2013	Julieta Castellanos	Honduras	Fighter for stable political conditions, police and judicial organs ; Networker
2013	Nirbhaya "Fearless"	India	Fighter against rape and for prosecuting rapists
2013	Josephine Obiajulu Odumakin	Nigeria	Chair of various organizations for women's rights; Fighter against violence against women
2013	Elena Milashina	Russia	investigative journalist who reports on various explosive topics; Fighter against xenophobia and racism
2013	Fartuun Adan	Somalia	Founder of the first center for survivors of rape in Mogadishu ; Fighter against forced marriage and child soldiers
2013	Razan Zaitouneh	Syria	Founder of institutions reporting on Syria's regime and human rights violations
2013	Ta Phong Tan	Vietnam	former officer of the security forces; Blogger and critic of the regime
2014	Nasrin Oryakhil	Afghanistan	Gynecologist ; is committed to obstetrics and women in the medical professions; President of the NGO "Afghan Family Health Association" (≈ Afghan Family Health Society)
2014	Roshika deodorant	Fiji	Pioneer for women in politics; Fighter against violence against women and their discrimination
2014	Bishop Rusudan Gotsiridze	Georgia	Fighter for equal rights for women, minorities , the rights of LGBT people , initiator of interreligious dialogue
2014	Judge Iris Yassmin Barrios Aguilar	Guatemala	Presiding judge in the genocide trial of former President Efraín Ríos Montt ; A pioneer in genocide trials worldwide
2014	Laxmi Agarwal	India	Victim of an acid attack by a spurned man; Leading figure in the fight against acid attacks
2014	Fatimata Touré	Mali	Fighter for women's health, against violence against women, against forced marriages and rape
2014	Maha Al Muneef	Saudi Arabia	Founder and Managing Director of "National Family Safety Program" (≈ National Family Safety Program) against domestic violence and violence against children; Advocate for the first law in Saudi Arabia
2014	Oinikhol Bobonazarova	Tajikistan	Human rights activist ; Fighter for women's rights ; Fighter against torture in prisons , obtained control of previously closed prisons
2014	Ruslana Lyzhychko	Ukraine	Singer and political activist; Advocate for peaceful demonstrations for more democracy
2014	Beatrice Mtetwa	Zimbabwe	Lawyer for human rights , women's equality, social justice and freedom of the press
2015	Captain Niloofar Rahmani	Afghanistan	first female fixed-wing - pilot in the Afghan Air Force
2015	Nadia Sharmeen	Bangladesh	Journalist, crime reporter; Advocate for women's rights
2015	Rosa Julieta Montaño Salvatierra	Bolivia	Founder and director of the NGO "Oficina Jurídica para la Mujer" (≈ Justice Office for Women)
2015	May Sabe Phyu	Myanmar	Director of a network for gender equality and against discrimination of minorities , the u. a. Law changes forced
2015	Béatrice Epaye	Central African Republic	Founder of the non-profit association “Fondation Voix du Cœur” (≈ Foundation Voice of the Heart) for street children ; Fighter for human rights , social freedom and economic development
2015	Marie Claire Tchecola	Guinea	Nurse, Ebola victim ; Leading figure in the fight against Ebola and against the stigmatization of victims
2015	Sayaka Osakabe	Japan	Founder of “Matahara Net”, a network against the discrimination of pregnant women in professional life. a. Law changes forced
2015	Arbana Xharra	Kosovo	Editor-in-chief of a daily newspaper highlighting problems in society caused by religious extremists
2015	Tabassum Adnan	Pakistan	Lawyer and founder of the NGO "Kwendo Jirga (Sister's Council)" (≈ sister advice) , which campaigns for women's rights
2015	Majd Izzat al-Chourbaji	Syria	Pioneer for women in politics; Fighter for women's and prisoner's rights; Activist against the Assad regime
2016	Sara Hossain	Bangladesh	Human rights attorney before the country's highest court ; Key figure in a law change against violence against women
2016	Debra Baptist-Estrada	Belize	Head of immigration at the international airport who helped break up a drug and human trafficking ring
2016	Ni Yulan	China	Lawyer who advocates the rights of civilians and sued security organs of the state
2016	Latifa Ibn Ziaten	France	Founder of the "Imad Association for Youth and Peace" (≈ Imad Society for Youth and Peace) in order to promote interreligious dialogue and counter radicalization in a peaceful manner
2016	Thelma Aldana	Guatemala	Attorney General of Guatemala; Promoter of the prosecution of crimes against women; Accuser of supposedly untouchable criminals and politicians
2016	Nagham Nawzat Hasan	Iraq	Gynecologist ; Activist for the equality of Yazidis , especially rape survivors
2016	Nisha Ayub	Malaysia	Transident ; Malaysia's Leading Transgender Rights Lawyer ; Founder of two NGOs , working for LGBTI use
2016	Fatimata M'Baye	Mauritania	First female lawyer in Mauritania; Co-founder and President of the "Mauritanian Association for Human Rights" (≈ Mauritanian Society for Human Rights) ; Fighter for the rights of women and children, against slavery
2016	Zhanna Nemtsova	Russia	Journalist; Daughter of the murdered opposition politician Boris Nemtsov ; Campaigner for democracy , education and freedom of information ; lives in exile in Germany
2016	Zuzana Števulová	Slovak Republic	Lawyer for refugee and migration law ; Director of the NGO "Human Rights League" (≈ League for Human Rights) , which provides legal aid to refugees
2016	Awadeya Mahmoud	Sudan	Founder of two women's cooperatives for her own income; Fighter for women's rights and against social injustice
2016	Vicky Ntetema	Tanzania	Journalist against the discrimination of albinos uses
2016	Rodjaraeg Wattanapanite	Thailand	Activist for political awareness, free exchange of ideas, democracy , freedom of expression , women's rights
2016	Nihal Naj Ali Al-Awlaqi	Yemen	Minister of Yemen's Legal Committee, who u. a. ensured that women's rights were integrated into the new constitution
2017	Sharmin Akter	Bangladesh	A pioneer in the fight against forced marriage and for an education for girls
2017	Malebogo Molefhe	Botswana	Former professional athlete ; Fighter against gender-based violence and domestic violence ; Activist for women in disabled sports
2017	Natalia Ponce de Leon	Colombia	Victim of an acid attack ; Founder of the "Natalia Ponce de Leon Foundation", which campaigns for the rights of acid victims; Initiator of a law for burn victims and burn victim stations across the country
2017	Rebecca Kabugho	Democratic Republic of Congo	Activist in the citizens' movement "LUCHA (Struggle for Change)" (≈ Fight for Change) , which demonstrates non-violently for a democratic and transparent political system
2017	Jannat Al Ghezi	Iraq	Deputy Director, Press and editor at "Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq" (≈ Organization of Women's Freedom in Iraq) helps the women in violent situations
2017	Capitaine Aïchatou Ousmane Issaka	Niger	one of the first women in Niger's army; Winner of the Military Peace Prize for Gender Equality in UN peacekeeping missions
2017	Veronica Simogun	Papua New Guinea	Founder and head of the "Family for Change Association" (≈ Society for Change) , which campaigns against violence against women and children
2017	Cindy Arlette Contreras Bautista	Peru	Lawyer; Activist against domestic violence ; Initiator of the movement “Not One Woman Less” (≈ Not one woman less) against gender-based violence
2017	Sandya Eknelygoda	Sri Lanka	A pioneer in the struggle for the rights of families in which members of the political system disappeared are
2017	Sister Carolin Tahhan Fachakh	Syria	Member of "Daughters of Mary Help of Christians" (≈ Daughters of Mary Help of Christians) , teach the children and women of different faiths receive training
2017	Saadet Ozkan	Turkey	Teacher; Fighter for the victims of child abuse
2017	Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh	Vietnam	Blogger and activist who works against environmental pollution and for human and press rights in Vietnam; Networker
2017	Fadia Najib Thabet	Yemen	Fighter against the use of child soldiers , education and dissemination of information to the UN
2018	L'Malouma Said	Mauritania	Advocate for human rights and against discrimination . Fights u. a. for better prison conditions.
2018	Godelieve Mukasarasi	Rwanda	Since the genocide in 1994, she has been particularly committed to the rights of women and children. Awarded by Human Rights International.
2018	Sirikan Charoensiri	Thailand	Lawyer and co-founder of Thai Lawyers for Human Rights , who campaign for human rights cases free of charge .
2018	Feride Rushiti	Kosovo	Doctor and founder of the Center for the Rehabilitation of Torture Victims , which works for victims of torture, both medically and mentally.
2018	Sister Maria Elena Berini	Italy	Missionary sister in the Central African Republic , who u. a. with education for refugees and the population.
2018	Aliyah Khalaf Saleh	Iraq	Committed to soldiers and women in the fight against the Islamic State .
2018	Roya Sadat	Afghanistan	Filmmaker who tells the lives of Afghan women and girls under the Taliban .
2018	Aiman ​​Omarova	Kazakhstan	Lawyer and author who campaigns against sexual violence and for political prisoners .
2018	Aura Elena Farfan	Guatemala	Lawyer for the families whose relatives disappeared during the Guatemalan Civil War .
2018	Julissa Villanueva	Honduras	Forensic scientist advancing the science of forensic law enforcement and advocating for victims of sexual violence.
2019	Razia Sultana	Bangladesh	Is committed to the Rohingya people and their human rights. Documents systematic sexual violence against women.
2019	Naw K'nyaw Paw	Myanmar	Campaigns against the military violence against Rohingya and supports women and girls in risk communities.
2019	Moumina Houssein Darar	Djibouti	Successful police officer in the fight against terrorism. Engaged in neighborhood help .
2019	Mama Maggie	Egypt	Founder of Stephen's Children , an organization that works for children in the poorest areas.
2019	Khalida Khalaf Hanna al-Twal	Jordan	Head of the Public Security Directorate of the Women's Police Department. Engaged in the related issues.
2019	Sister Orla Treacy	Ireland	Committed to girls in Rumbek, South Sudan , e.g. B. against forced marriage , for school education.
2019	Olivera Lakic	Montenegro	Investigative journalist who does not shy away from reporting on corruption and violence.
2019	Flor de Maria Vega Zapata	Peru	As an environmental activist , she fights for the environmental resources and their dependent communities in her country.
2019	Marini de Livera	Sri Lanka	Pro bono lawyer for women, children and orphans. Also uses street theater for her work.
2019	Anna Aloys Henga	Tanzania	Fights against female genital mutilation , works for Maasai women and encourages women to become politically active.
2020	Zarifa Ghafari	Afghanistan	Mayor of Maidan Shahr, the capital of the Wardak province of Afghanistan .
2020	Lucy Kocharyan	Armenia	for their commitment to children with mental health problems and their fight against sexual violence against women and children.
2020	Shahla Humbatova	Azerbaijan	for her commitment as a lawyer for LGBT activists, journalists, bloggers, human rights activists and members of the political opposition.
2020	Ximena Galarza	Bolivia	for her reporting as a journalist in the context of the presidential election in Bolivia 2019 .
2020	Claire Ouedraogo	Burkina Faso	for her commitment as the head of the Association féminine songmanegre pour le développement against female genital mutilation .
2020	Sayragul Sauytbay	Ili	for reports on the CCP's suppression of Muslim minorities in Kazakhstan's Ili Autonomous District .
2020	Susanna Liew	Malaysia
2020	Amaya Coppens	Nicaragua
2020	Jalila Haider	Pakistan
2020	Amina Khoulani	Syria
2020	Yasmin al Qadhi	Yemen
2020	Rita Nyampinga	Zimbabwe

Individual evidence

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