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Thousands walk for torchlight parade in Oslo to celebrate Nobel Peace Prize laureates

2018-12-11 11:06 GMT+8
 
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1 / 4   Global peacemakers and well-wishers flooded the streets of Oslo, Norway Monday night in an annual torchlight parade to mark the Nobel Prize award ceremonies held at Oslo's City Hall on Monday. /VCG Photo

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2 / 4   "Congratulations Murad & Mukwege." The crowd holds a banner and lights candles outside the Grand Hotel in Oslo to greet the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize laureates, Congolese gynecologist Denis Mukwege, and Yazidi human rights activist Nadia Murad. /VCG Photo

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3 / 4   The two Nobel awardees, who were recognized "for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflict," say they hope the Nobel recognition will help raise awareness of sexual violence in conflict zones and prompt more action from international communities. /VCG Photo

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4 / 4   "We cannot say that we didn't act because we didn't know. Now everyone knows. And I think now the international community has a responsibility to act," Mukwege told reporters at a news conference on Sunday. /VCG Photo

 
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