Former Islamic State sex slaves awarded Europe's top human rights prize

Thursday, October 27, 2016 - 08:01 in Earth & Climate

Andrew V. PestanoSTRASBOURG, France, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- The European Parliament has awarded the 2016 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to two Yazidi survivors of sexual slavery by the Islamic State.

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