Virginia Martes Velásquez empowers women and defends human rights in Choloma, Honduras. Velásquez is the founder of the Movimiento de…
Hillary Clinton Award
The Hillary Rodham Clinton awards are bestowed annually for exceptional leadership in promoting women’s rights and creating a more peaceful and secure world for all. Secretary Clinton has presented the awards since 2014 at Georgetown University.
Rosa Anaya has been an advocate for peace in El Salvador for 20 years, working to change the lives of…
In 2014, the Islamic State attacked Nadia Murad’s village in Iraq’s Sinjar region. That day, she witnessed the murders of…
Wai Wai Nu was among thousands of political prisoners detained by Myanmar’s former military regime. Following the sentencing of her…
Humberto de la Calle was the lead negotiator for the Colombian government of Juan Manuel Santos in the peace process…
Maria Paulina Riveros was appointed plenipotentiary government negotiator by President Santos’ government, one of two women on the government team.…
Jineth Bedoya is a courageous journalist who has played an instrumental role in representing the voices of victims during the…
Elena Ambrosi has been involved in the Colombian peace process from its very beginnings, and was one of three female…
Zainab Bangura is a politician and social activist who previously served as Foreign Minister and as the Minister for Sanitation and…
Miriam Coronel Ferrer received the award for serving as the first woman ever to head peace negotiations for her government.…