Genetics and inherited disease (M.A.); Global health and cancer epidemiology (PhD)
Known for
Advocate for human rights, peace and justice, author, Arms Trade Treaty, UN Declaration of Commitment to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, UN Resolution 2117
Awards
Pacem in Terris Award
Pfeffer Peace Prize
Davenport Mayor Medal
Woman Harmony Award
Woman of the Year 2020
Special Prize for bridging gap between cultures
Website
widad.org
Widad Akreyi is a Kurdish health expert and human rights activist. She has co-founded the human rights organization Defend International and is the author of several books about both health issues and human rights.
Akreyi holds a master's degree in genetics and a PhD in international health and epidemiology.[1] Violations of human rights that occurred during the Iraqi government offensive against the Kurds in 1974, as well as during the Al-Anfal Campaign are thought to have shaped her life.
She has been listed as one of the winners of the Fellowship of Reconciliation peace awards, where she was called "outspoken peace activist" and the "first young woman of Middle Eastern descent" to engage in advocacy relating to illicit trade of small arms and light weapons, gender-based violence, chemical and biological disarmament, conventional disarmament and international security.[2]
In 2013, Akreyi was awarded the "Special Prize for bridging the gap between civilisations" by the National Organisation for Future Generations for making valuable contributions to humanity through the creation of a culture of coexistence.[3] When she received the International Pfeffer Peace Award in 2014, she dedicated it to the residents of Kobane and Sinjar and the persecuted Christians in the Middle East.[4][5] In 2017, she was presented with the Davenport mayor medal and the Pacem in Terris Award for "her selfless commitment to human rights for all."[6][7]
In 2018, she received the International Simply Woman Harmony Award for devoting her life to defending human rights,[8] and in 2020 she was handpicked as a woman of the year 2020.[9]
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^Linda Kelly (22 October 2014). "Dr. Widad Akrawi Receives the Pfeffer Peace Award". Fellowship of Reconciliation. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
^"About Widad Akreyi - Widad's Biography". Retrieved 20 November 2013.
^"We must remember, compassion is contagious: Pacem honoree speaks from the heart". 26 October 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
^"Dr. Widad Received Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award". Retrieved 14 December 2017.
^"Gold Book 2018". Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^"Dr. Widad Akreyi Honoured Woman of the Year 2020". Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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