Human rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Tawakkol Karman, has strongly condemned Israel’s military actions in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, describing them as “genocide, ethnic cleansing, and war crimes” during a fact-finding mission organized by the Nobel Women’s Initiative (NWI).

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and human rights activist Tawakkol Karman has called upon the international community to shed light on two of the most overlooked conflicts in the world: the wars in Yemen and Sudan.

At the 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC), Nobel laureate and human rights activist Tawakkol Karman criticized Western policies towards the Middle East, citing that they have gone beyond mere double standards to outright hostility against the aspirations of the region’s people.

Human rights advocate and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman has raised concerns over what she describes as deliberate efforts to distort the narrative of Yemen’s February 11 Revolution, warning that such attempts seek to whitewash fallen regime.

Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights advocate Tawakkol Karman has called on Western governments and the international community to lift sanctions on the fallen al-Assad regime, stressing that these measures continue to harm the Syrian people. She also urged support for the country’s stability and democratic transition.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and prominent human rights advocate Tawakkol Karman addressed young leaders at the PeaceJam Youth Conference in Monrovia, Liberia, from December 6-8, 2024.

In a ceremony held today in Amsterdam, Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights activist Tawakkol Karman has presented the 2024 International Children's Peace Prize to Nila Ibrahimi, a young Afghan activist. 

Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights activist Tawakkol Karman issued a strong call to action during her speech at the virtual international conference “Digital Power of Women,” held on November 17-18, 2024.