Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad

octubre 05, 2018

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Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018 for their work to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war in armed conflicts.

There were no clear favorites in the run-up to the prize, but the Norwegian Nobel Committee said that "each of them in their own way has helped to give greater visibility to sexual violence in times of war so that those responsible can take responsibility for their actions . "

Denis Mukwege, Nobel Peace Prize 2018, is the assistant who has dedicated his life to defending the victims of sexual violence in times of war. The award-winning winner Nadia Murad is the witness who speaks of the abuses committed against her and others. #Nobel Prize pic.twitter.com/MY6IdYWN1e

- The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 5, 2018

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in had been favorites for the award for their work on denuclearization. The betting houses Sky Bet had priced the pair in 4/7, while the president of the United States Donald Trump He had been promoted as the second favorite in 4/1.

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In this video image provided by the Korea Broadcasting System, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, and South Korean President Moon Jae, shake hands at the end of their press conference in Pyongyang, North Korea, on September 19. 2018

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President Donald Trump speaks during a ceremony to award the Medal of Honor to the former Army sergeant. Ronald J. Shurer II for actions in Afghanistan, in the East Room of the White House, on October 1, 2018, in Washington.

This year there were 331 candidates for the award, of whom 216 were people and 115 were organizations. The policy of Nobel is not to disclose the list of nominees until 50 years have elapsed.

In the event that the committee has not reached a consensus, it becomes a simple majority of votes, according to its website.

In recent decades, the academy has often been scrutinized for several controversial awards. Henrik Urdal, director of the Oslo Peace Research Institute, told ABC News that the winners of the Nobel Prize, former president of the United States Barack Obama and the Myanmar Prime Minister, Aung San Suu Kyi, were two winners.

"I think Barack Obama is a case where they jumped too soon," he said. "When it comes to Aung San Suu Kyi, she was rewarded for something that I think is worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize, but she has not lived up to expectations afterwards."

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Former President Barack Obama speaks at a campaign rally for Sen. Bob Casey and Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on September 21, 2018, in Philadelphia.

Obama received the award after less than a year in office, and Aung San Suu Kyi has been accused Of serious violations of human rights since he became prime minister.

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Aung San Suu Kyi, icon of Myanmar's democracy, delivers her Nobel address during the Nobel ceremony at the Oslo City Hall on June 16, 2012.

The selection process is often plagued with dilemmas, and this year would not have been different.

The voters of the committee "are trying to examine the candidates by background," said Urdal. "But there is no guarantee that they do not do something ridiculous and something that opposes the idea of the prize at a later time in life."

Daniel Hogsta, the coordinator of last year's winners' campaign, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, told ABC News that the biggest change that comes with winning the award is the increased media attention.

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Beatrice Fihn, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize, poses next to the ICAN logo at its headquarters on November 30, 2017, in Geneva.

The award "has not fundamentally changed the priorities of the work, but raised everything to a different level," he said. "It has been difficult in some aspects: we are flooded with requests for comments, appearances and interviews, but in general, it has been a great positive."

Urdal believes that the Nobel Peace Prize still has a "tremendous influence".

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The medal of the winner of the Nobel Prize Johannes V. Jensens of 1944 is seen here in this archive photo, on November 11, 2003.

"The attention it brings each year is not diminishing," he added. "They can award the prize for different achievements, if all the winners agreed with everyone, I do not think the prize is equally important."

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