Alla Yaroshinskaya born Zhytomyr, Ukraine February 14, 1953. Ukrainian politician and journalist; activist. Recipient of Right Livelihood Award for reporting on Chernobyl disaster, 1992; Nobel Peace Prize nominee, 2005.
"The main danger for the world community is that wars take place on a territory well endowed with nuclear power stations." (Acceptance speech Dec. 9, 1992; photo http://bit.ly/mhsWIv)
Lidia Yusupova born Grozny, Chechnya September 15, 1963. Russian human rights activist, called "the bravest woman in Europe" (BBC) who exposed disaster of Chechen war; Nobel Prize nominee; Ennals Award for human rights defenders 2004, Rafto Prize for human rights 2005.
"We should not give up and say that the situation is hopeless. There is still our conscience, there is still the memory of the victims of this war, there is still our duty to try and prevent further bloodshed. We have to prosecute all the perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity." (Better World Heroes; photo European Parliament, April 16, 2010)
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