Nobel Peace prize winners seek justice for war rape victims
16 December 2018 |
1:02 pm
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.
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