Dr. Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad sign the Nobel guestbook at a news conference with the 2018 Nobel Laureates at the Nobel Institute in Oslo, Norway December 9, 2018. Heiko Junge/NTB Scanpix/via REUTERS
OSLO (Reuters) - This year's Nobel Peace Prize winners on Sunday called for justice for the victims of sexual violence in conflicts around the world, a day before they will receive the award for their efforts to put an end to rape as a weapon of war.
Denis Mukwege, a doctor who helps victims of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nadia Murad, a Yazidi rights activist and survivor of sexual slavery by Islamic State, will jointly receive the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony on Monday in the Norwegian city.
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