Among the many winners this year are an Irish nun, a defender of the rights of the Rohingya people and a journalist from Montenegro
Secretary of state Mike Pompeo and first lady Melania trump today took part in the ceremony of awarding the international award of the US state Department Women of Courage ("Women for courage"), presenting the award to the winners from Myanmar (Burma), Djibouti, Sri Lanka, Peru and other countries.
During the ceremony, Secretary Pompeo noted that the awards are given to those who " were on top in especially difficult times."
Among the winners of this year's award are Razia Sultan, a defender of the rights of the Muslim Rohingya people from Myanmar (Burma); Oliver Lakic, a journalist from Montenegro who initiated investigations into corruption and organized crime; Flor de Maria VEGA, head of the Peruvian environmental Prosecutor's office; and sister Orla trisi, an Irish nun who founded a boarding school in southern Sudan.
"Brave women are everywhere. Most of them will never get recognition," stated Secretary of state Pompeo.
The first lady of the United States, who helped to present the awards, stressed that she believes "courage is one of the qualities that society needs most".
Today's Women of Courage international award ceremony is the 13th in a row, and continues its glorious history since 2007, the awards were given to about 120 women from different countries, who showed extraordinary courage in the fight for human rights.
On Friday, the first lady will join President Trump during his trip to Alabama, whose residents suffered a strong tornado a few days ago.
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