IS victims win EU human rights prize

TWO Yazidi women who survived sexual enslavement by the Islamic State before escaping and becoming advocates for their people have won the EU’s Sakharov Prize for human rights.

Guy Verhofstadt, the leader of the Liberal ALDE group, said Nadia Murad Basee and Lamiya Aji Bashar were “inspirational women who have shown incredible bravery and humanity in the face of despicable brutality”.

“I am proud that they have been awarded the 2016 Sakharov Prize,” he added.

Parliamentarian Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea said the prize is “a recognition of Nadia’s and Lamiya’s fight throughout their life”.