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Iraqi Woman: Yazidi Women and Telephone Interview

iraqi woman: I was overcome with emotion to see that she's recognized for the work that she's done and the safety and security that she's brought to literally thousands of women and girls that have suffered persecution and torture that is just unimaginable for most of us, Ambrose told CTVNews.ca during a telephone interview from London on Friday morning, according to CTV. Murad became a global advocate for victims of sexual violence after she escaped torture and rape by ISIS militants in Iraq in 2014. The former MP and interim leader of the Conservative Party of Canada worked closely with the Iraqi woman to bring Yazidi women and girls fleeing sexual slavery under ISIS rule to Canada and saw her courage first hand. Two years later, she became a UN Goodwill Ambassador for the Dignity of Survivors of Human Trafficking at the age of 23 and has used her platform ever since to bring attention to the plight of the Yazidi people a persecuted religious minority in northern Iraq. Denis Mukwege, a Congolese doctor who treats victims of sexual abuse. On Friday, Murad was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to share with Dr. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.