Nobel peace prize 2018 won by Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad - as it happened
(The Guardian North Korea)

Mukwege and Murad recognised for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon in warLong read: The village where dozens of young girls have been raped is still waiting for justice 12.39pm BST This blog is closing now but I´m going to leave you with a profile of Murad written by mu colleague Emma Graham-Harrison, who says it is an award `that celebrates her own extraordinary courage and vital work for women everywhere`. Related: Nadia Murad carries the fight for traumatised Yazidis 12.15pm BST The sentiments expressed below by Jan Egeland, who leads the Norwegian Refugee Council, seem to be widely shared:The best Nobel Prize in a long time. Finally focus on horrific & widespread sexual violence in war. Must lead to action against impunity for perpetrators & preventive action within armies & militias. It is ten years since I fist proposed heroic Mukwege for Nobel Prize. https://t.co/fOpphHFdYsWell deserved and long awaited Nobel recognition of the fight against sexual violence in war. https://t.co/j37cMnXFWR 12.11pm BST The German chancellor Angela Merkel, herself tipped as a potential laureate, has welcomed the awarding of the Nobel peace prize to Mukwege and Murad.Merkel´s spokesman Steffen Seibert said that the German chancellor has `great respect for their work.`Seibert said Murad came to Germany in 2015 as part of a special program for female victims of violence and met Merkel in 2016 to discuss her work helping others. 12.09pm BST The Dutch-based Dr Denis Mukwege Foundation, an international human rights organisation working to end sexual violence in wars, which counts the gynaecologist as an advisor, has welcomed the prize bestowed upon him. It said: His work has had an impact on the lives of tens of thousands of survivors and has inspired people around the world. In selecting Dr Mukwege, the Nobel prize committee is sending a clear message that sexual violence in wars is unacceptable and must stop. 12.04pm BST Congo´s governme ...