From the Field
Oct 7, 2011
Reaction From Liberia on Nobel Peace Prize
Women in Liberia celebrate the Nobel Peace Prize
PRI`s THE WORLD: This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded jointly to three women – Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian Leymah Gbowee and Tawakul Karman of Yemen.
They were recognized for their “non-violent struggle for the safety of women and for women’s rights to full participation in peace-building work.”
Reaction from Liberia - home to two of the Peace Prize winners.
Bio
Bonnie Allen is a freelance journalist living in Liberia, West Africa. Recently, she's reported from Sudan, Egypt, Libya, Uganda, Malawi and Liberia. She produces radio, print, and film.
The Canadian journalist worked for the CBC and CTV for 10 years. She holds a Masters Degree in International Human Rights Law from the University of Oxford.
Allen has lectured at the University of Liberia and trained journalists in Liberia and Ghana on human rights reporting, justice and gender issues, documentary production, and feature writing.
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