Tawakkol Karman

Nobel Prize in Peace 2011

“for their non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work”

Tawakkol Karman is a Yemeni journalist and human rights activist. She won the Nobel Peace Prize 2011 for her non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work.