International Women of Courage Award

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United States Department of State award civilian award human rights award

The International Women of Courage Award is a U.S. State Department honor recognizing women worldwide who have demonstrated exceptional courage, leadership, and advocacy for human rights, often at great personal risk.

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International Women of Courage Award canonical 3
International Women of Courage Award (reported nominee/recipient in various sources) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Department of State award ⓘ
civilian award ⓘ
human rights award ⓘ
alsoKnownAs IWOC Award NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardFor advocacy for human rights ⓘ
exceptional courage ⓘ
leadership ⓘ
social justice ⓘ
women’s empowerment ⓘ
ceremonyOftenHeldAround March 8 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
eligibility non-U.S. citizens ⓘ
women ⓘ
field civil society activism ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
peace and security ⓘ
rule of law and justice ⓘ
women’s rights ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
hasOfficialLanguage English ⓘ
hasTheme advocacy for democracy ⓘ
courage in the face of adversity ⓘ
defense of human rights ⓘ
peacebuilding ⓘ
promotion of women’s rights ⓘ
rule of law ⓘ
inception 2007 ⓘ
locationOfCeremony Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ
mottoOrMission to honor women who demonstrate exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for peace, justice, human rights, gender equality, and women’s empowerment ⓘ
notableRecipient Amina Khoulani NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ghoncheh Ghavami NERFINISHED ⓘ
Malalai Joya NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nadia Murad NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nirbhaya (posthumous, India) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Razia Sultana NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shukria Barakzai NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sima Samar NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sister Simone Campbell NERFINISHED ⓘ
organizer Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs NERFINISHED ⓘ
Office of Global Women’s Issues NERFINISHED ⓘ
presentedBy U.S. Secretary of State NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Department of State NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo International Women’s Day NERFINISHED ⓘ
scope worldwide ⓘ
selectionProcess nominations by U.S. embassies ⓘ
review by U.S. Department of State ⓘ
sponsor U.S. government NERFINISHED ⓘ
typicalNumberOfRecipientsPerYear approximately 10 to 15 ⓘ
website https://www.state.gov/secretary-of-states-international-women-of-courage-award/ ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Elena Milashina → awardReceived → International Women of Courage Award ⓘ
Zhanna Nemtsova → awardReceived → International Women of Courage Award ⓘ
Razan Zaitouneh → awardReceived → International Women of Courage Award ⓘ
Malalai Joya → awardReceived → International Women of Courage Award ⓘ
this entity surface form: International Women of Courage Award (reported nominee/recipient in various sources)